The Legal 500

Within Arbitration, Loyens & Loeff is a third tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff advises institutional, government and corporate clients on domestic and cross-border cases. Sidney Berendsen is acting for a real estate company in a fraud-related case and Winfried van den Muijsenbergh has been representing Russian investors in corporate disputes.

Within Asset finance and structured finance, Loyens & Loeff is a second tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff is particularly recommended for ship finance. Mariëtte van ‘t Westeinde, who specialises in securitisation and structured finance matters, recently handled various domestic RMBS transactions, including restructuring work for BNP Paribas. Gianluca Kreuze leads on asset finance mandates, including project, aviation, rolling stock and real estate financings.

Within Banking and finance, Loyens & Loeff is a first tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff’s broad practice handles a range of financing, and is particularly highly regarded for its international ship financing expertise. Practice head Willem Jarigsma adopts ‘a practical, no-nonsense approach, and is strong in negotiations’. He advised LBi on refinancing credit facilities with Danske Bank. Gianluca Kreuze advised Intertrust Group on an acquisition financing arranged by ABN AMRO to buy Walkers Management Services. Senior associate Kees Hooft is ‘an upcoming talent’, and co-heads the Islamic finance team. The investment management group, which is led by Marco de Lignie, recently advised on the formations of Bencis Buyout Fund IV and Gilde Healthcare Fund III.

Within Capital markets, Loyens & Loeff is a third tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff handles a range of debt and equity issues, and ‘always provides timely and practical advice’. Nelleke Krol produces ‘innovative solutions that are bold and really problem-solving, which are then executed pragmatically’. Krol advised OctoPlus on a share-swap private placement and acted for Pharming Group on a €8.4m convertible bond offering.

Within Commercial litigation, Loyens & Loeff is a second tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff’s ‘high-quality’ practice has recently handled professional liability, financial, shareholder and joint venture disputes. It successfully defended the municipality of Rotterdam against claims made by financial institutions and Achmea subsidiary Residex. Sidney Berendsen has ‘a practical, commercial attitude’, Tom Claassens is ‘an excellent, thorough and talented litigator’, and Hans de Savornin Lohman is ‘tenacious, and has great knowledge of corporate law’.

Within Construction, Loyens & Loeff is a third tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff focuses on large-scale developments, such as advising NS Vastgoed on the tender for its new municipal headquarters in Utrecht, and is also handling various complex disputes. Practice head Jan Maarten Gerretsen acts for developers, investors, contractors and public bodies on residential and industrial sector developments.

Within Corporate and M&A, Loyens & Loeff is a second tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff’s excellent mid-market transactional practice recently advised Bol.com on its €350m buyout by Ahold. Team leader Bas Vletter assisted Bain Capital with acquiring Physio-Control from Medtronic Inc. Herman Kaemingk and Harmen Holtrop focus on management and leveraged buyouts.

Within EU and competition, Loyens & Loeff is a second tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff has been involved in various merger review, antitrust, public procurement and state aid matters. The practice acted for Orbis Medisch and Atrium Medisch Centrum in the largest hospital sector merger to come before the Dutch Competition Authority (NMa). It also represented the municipality of Rotterdam in state aid proceedings and has been advising clients on alleged market sharing agreements in various industry sectors. Maurice Essers and Gert-Wim van de Meent are the key contacts.

Within Employment, Loyens & Loeff is a second tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff’s Klaas Wiersma focuses on employment aspects of corporate matters and recently advised the supervisory board of LeasePlan on regulatory requirements regarding remunerations for financial institutions that receive state aid. Hermine Voûte successfully represented Veenman in a pension fund dispute and worked alongside Wiersma to advise on high-level dismissals. The firm’s tax experts advise on pension-related taxation.

Within Energy, Loyens & Loeff is a second tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff is ‘very skilled’ on energy sector matters and ‘superb’ on tax regulatory issues. The practice recently advised Typhoon Capital on tax aspects of its wind farm project. Max Oosterhuis leads on complex litigation, and has been advising Eneco and Stedin on regulatory disputes. Senior associate Roland de Vlam is also recommended. Practice co-head Elisabetta Aarts is a regulatory expert who joined from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek.

Within Environment and planning, Loyens & Loeff is a first tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff advises public and private sector clients on planning and environmental aspects of infrastructure, commercial retail and housing developments. Clients include IKEA, ARN, Stable and Rabobank. Henk Breeman and Remco Bäcker are the key contacts. André van der Kolk retired as partner but continues to work as of counsel.

Within Fraud and white-collar crime, Loyens & Loeff is a second tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff’s Remco van Heffen applies his ‘excellent knowledge’ to criminal defence work and the practice also leverages its tax expertise to advise on fraud, anti-corruption and other criminal investigations.

Within Information technology, Loyens & Loeff is a third tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff advises on issues such as software implementation and privacy laws, as well as transactions, litigation and commercial matters. Serge Zwanen and Jeroen van den Brande are the key contacts.

Within Insurance, Loyens & Loeff is a second tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff’s Kitty Lieverse leads the team in advising insurers and corporate insureds on coverage disputes and regulatory compliance.

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Within Mediation, Loyens & Loeff is a first tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff advises on tax, corporate and commercial disputes. Of counsel André van der Kolk and senior associate Jurgen Kuiper are the key contacts.

Within Private equity, Loyens & Loeff is a second tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff handles transactions and fund structuring for private equity clients. Herman Kaemingk, who focuses on management and leveraged buyouts, recently advised Bol.com on its buyout by Ahold and acted for Rabo Capital on the secondary buyout of Delta Wines. Mark van Dam leads on fund formation. Corporate transactional partner Harmen Holtrop is also recommended.

Within Project finance and PFI, tier 4

Loyens & Loeff advises a range of investors, lenders and borrowers on project developments, including a number of mandates in the energy sector. Willem Jarigsma and Gianluca Kreuze work as part of a cross-office financing team, and recently advised Northwind on an offshore energy development.

Within Real estate, Loyens & Loeff is a first tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff is a leading name in real estate law, and has the useful adjunct of the firm’s leading tax practice. Practice head Wilfred Groen, who focuses on transactional work, recently acted for ABN AMRO on the sale of a prominent office building in Amsterdam. Bram Linnartz has particular experience in German real estate fund structuring and led on the sale to Deka of ‘The Rock’ building in Amsterdam. Paul Kerckhoffs’ clients include Unilever, Schiphol Airport and Dutch National Railways.

Within Restructuring and insolvency, Loyens & Loeff is a second tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff advises on restructurings and acts for trustees in bankruptcies. Hendrik van Druten and senior associate Vincent Vroom jointly lead the team and are ‘good, practical, problem-solving lawyers’. Recent work includes advising the Marco Polo Group on its Chapter 11 filing and acting for ING on the restructuring of PHP Group.

Within Shipping, aviation and transport, Loyens & Loeff is a third tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff is particularly recommended for ship financing, with both Willem Jarigsma and Gianluca Kreuze noted for their expertise in this area. The team recently acted for ABN AMRO, ING and NIBC Bank on lending transactions. Maurice Essers and of counsel André van der Kolk advise on transport sector regulatory issues.

Within Tax, Loyens & Loeff is a first tier firm,

Loyens & Loeff fields a large tax team with specialists in a broad range of tax matters, including litigation, employment and European tax law. The firm is also valued for its strong relations with tax authorities. Key contacts include Ronald Wijs, who leads on fund formation and investment management arrangements, and Patrick van Oppen for transfer pricing issues. Marc Klerks advised Carlyle on aspects of its joint venture acquisition of AlpInvest Partners.

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