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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Netherlands
Commercial litigation
Within Commercial litigation , BarentsKrans N.V. is a third tier firm,
BarentsKrans N.V. represents Verliespolis Foundation, which reached a €2.2bn dispute settlement with five of the six biggest insurance companies. The team also represented more than 150 European companies against the airlines involved in the air cargo cartel. Eric Grabandt is an ‘excellent Supreme Court lawyer’.
Corporate and M&A
Within Corporate and M&A, tier 5
BarentsKrans N.V. advised GBCOA on the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, and acted for Wachovia Bank regarding the refinancing of the US subsidiaries of a Dutch conglomerate. The ‘very bright and innovative’ Nick Surber heads the team, and is recommended for ‘helping clients to understand the differences between US and Dutch law, and providing sound solutions to issues that might otherwise derail a transaction’. Michiel Martin and Arie Schaberg are also recommended.
EU and competition
Within EU and competition , tier 4
BarentsKrans N.V.’s Pierre Bos has ‘thorough knowledge of European legislation, and shows great commitment to clients’. The team is advising the Netherlands Nursing-Home and Home-Care Association on its attempts to achieve a comprehensive settlement with the NMa regarding all pending cases, and is acting alongside Claims Funding International to represent more than 150 companies in a damages suit against members of the air cargo cartel.
Employment
Within Employment , BarentsKrans N.V. is a third tier firm,
BarentsKrans N.V. advised HTM, The Hague’s public transport company, in an attempt to have a strike outlawed. It also acted for Aramco Overseas Company in an unfair dismissal case. Caroline van Gent heads the team, and Peter van Nunes is ‘thorough, listens well, and has a deep knowledge and a service ethic that is above the rest’.
Intellectual property
Within Intellectual property , BarentsKrans N.V. is a third tier firm,
BarentsKrans N.V. has a strong presence in the pharmaceuticals sector, and is currently representing generics companies in appeal proceedings regarding escitalopram-based medicines. Marleen van den Horst has the ‘ability to understand complex chemical and pharmaceutical issues, and to draw the right conclusions’.
Private equity
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