NautaDutilh
NautaDutilh’s transport division offers comprehensive legal guidance across the shipping, aviation, and transport industries, covering regulatory, corporate, commercial, and litigious matters. At the helm of the shipping and transport practice, Erik Geerling operates between London and Rotterdam, focusing on ship finance deals encompassing notarial work, leasing, restructuring, and mortgage transactions. He is supported by senior associate Maaike Heijink, who advises both lenders and borrowers in ship financing transactions. Marc Orval, leading the restructuring and insolvency group, and Kasper Krzeminski, who heads the litigation and arbitration practice, add depth to the team’s expertise.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Erik Geerling's experience is unrivalled in the Dutch ship finance market. He is a joy to work with and always delivers with quality and speed.'
- 'Very strong team in shipping finance.'
Key clients
- NIBC
- Easyjet
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG/Lufthansa Cargo AG/ SWISS International Air Lines AG
- IATA
- AirFrance-KLM Holding
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
- Neste and various others
- Coöperatieve Rabobank
- Louwman
Work highlights
- Assisted Louwman with all regulatory aspects of their strategic partnership with Toyota to provide financial products in relation to its automotive business.
- Represented Deutsche Lufthansa AG (the largest German airline), Lufthansa Cargo AG and SWISS International Air Lines AG in multiple, follow-on cartel damages proceedings before the Dutch courts.
- Assisted AerCap N.V. with a repurchase of shares held by GE Capital US Holdings, Inc in the amount of $500m and a secondary public offering of 23,000,000 of its ordinary shares by GE Capital US Holdings, Inc. at a price to the public of $58.50 per ordinary share.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Erik Geerling, Kasper Krzeminski, Marc Orval