Jan Davids leads the restructuring and insolvency cohort at Davids Advocaten; Davids, alongside key practitioners Mark-Hendrik de Vries and Joris Boddaert, is described as being ‘excellent’. The team’s workload includes advising on multiple bankruptcies, a noteworthy example being its appointment as administrator in the bankruptcies of multiple companies in connection with the well-known NEXT fashion group. The group also advises on the array of restructurings.
Testimonials
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‘Davids leads a wide-range of experienced and well-equipped lawyers in the field of insolvency law. The team is reliable and easily reachable. Their approach is pragmatic.’
‘Mark Hendrik de Vries, Jan Davids and Joris Boddaert are excellent.’
‘The practice of Davids Advocaten covers distressed situations well, and is able to act for debtors, creditors and companies in distress.’
‘Mark Hendrik de Vries is a smart lawyer who was involved in a litigation case concerning director's liability. He is a capable, excellent and professional.’
‘This practice has extensive experience in debt restructuring for start-ups and scale-ups. This is experience that is hard to come by.’
‘Joris Boddaert and Ruben Mets are highly knowledgeable, proactive, and communicate well.’
‘The team I work with is not only very knowledgeable as regards legal issues and recent case law, but also highly pragmatic. They don't beat around the bush.’
‘Nils Reerink and Laurie van Leeuwen are reliable to the core and are exceptionally proactive. ’
Key clients
- Shipyard De Hoop
- Miss Etam
- VanDutch
- Asianos
- van Roemburg
- Strukton
- G3
- Shoebaloo
- Online Seminar
- IES Medical
- Ynsect
- Raven Fishing
- VD.nl
- Nautix
Work highlights
- Advised one of the board members of Trust Company Amsterdam BV who was a director of the bankrupt Exem Energy BV and who became involved in numerous liability proceedings in his capacity as a director with an exposure exceeding €100m.
- Appointed administrator in the bankruptcies of four companies in connection with the NEXT fashion group.
- Acted as administrator in the moratoriums and later as bankruptcy trustee in the bankruptcies of Raven Fishing BV, Raven Holding BV, Raven Participatie BV and X2 Im-En export BV.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jan Davids