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Netherlands : Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, tier 5

Ploum Lodder Princen’s Nick Hessels, who has ‘in-depth knowledge of legal issues and deal risks’, and Stan Commissaris jointly lead the corporate team. Clients include ArcelorMittal, Gea, Kerry Logistics and NUON.

Netherlands : Employment

Within Employment Other recommended firms

Netherlands : Energy

Within Energy Other recommended firms

Netherlands : Environment and planning

Within Environment and planning, Ploum Lodder Princen is a second tier firm,

Ploum Lodder Princen’s Maayke Maas-Cooymans is an expert in environment and planning regulations and enforcement. Recent highlights include defending Dutch water company Evides against environmental damage claims brought by governmental bodies, and handling advisory work for Shell, Samsung and Odfjell Terminals.

Netherlands : Fraud and white-collar crime

Within Fraud and white-collar crime, Ploum Lodder Princen is a second tier firm,

Ploum Lodder Princen’s practice head Marike Bakker advises on financial, environmental and regulatory matters. She is defending individuals in various matters, and remains involved in the Probo Koala toxic waste case, which recently went to appeal.

Netherlands : Insurance

Within Insurance Other recommended firms

Netherlands : Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, tier 4

Ploum Lodder Princen’s Willem Leppink is ‘very knowledgeable in the area of anti-counterfeiting, an expert in his field, attuned to commercial needs and constraints’. The team is also recommended for trade mark matters, where its clients include Honda, SanDisk, Harley-Davidson, Rovio, and Samsung Benelux.

Netherlands : Restructuring and insolvency

Within Restructuring and insolvency, Ploum Lodder Princen is a second tier firm,

Ploum Lodder Princen has been advising a number of financial institutions on bankruptcy matters and is regularly appointed as a trustee in proceedings. Clients include Rabobank, Eneco, Atradius, and Gulf Oil. Practice head Jeroen Princen leads the team.


Legal Developments in Netherlands

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    AKD assists Eurofins Scientific Group with the acquisition of Laboratorium Zeeuws-Vlaanderen B.V. and ALTIC B.V.”
  • New Late Payments Directive

    Despite the implementation of Directive 2000/35/EC on combating late payment in commercial transactions in 2002, the European Commission (the “Commission”) concluded in 2008 that late payments were still widespread in the EU. It also turned out that public authorities in certain Member States were stipulating unjustifiably long contractual payment periods for transactions.
  • Amendment of the Collective Redundancy Notification Act

    On 1 March 2012 the Collective Redundancy Notification Act (Wet Melding Collective Outslug, "WACO") will be amended. What changes does this involve?
  • New Corporate Law Legislation

    In the field of corporate law, there are four (coming) Acts that attract attention, namely the introduction of the tenth book of the Dutch Civil Code, the amendment of the Marital Property Act and, to conclude, the coming entry into effect of the Management and Supervision Act and the Flexibilization of BV Act. Please find below a short explanation of each Act.
  • Shipping & Transport - Netherlands

    Attaching maritime assets in insolvency
  • The employment of foreign workers. What issues do you need to be aware of as an employer?

    The employment of foreign workers regularly raises questions. A brief summary of the most important areas of attention will be dealt with in this article.
  • Non-solicitation agreement violated via LinkedIn

    A non-solicitation agreement usually restricts the ability of an employee - after an employment contract has ended - to approach the clients of the former employer. The former employee of a software company recently discovered that the scope of such an agreement can also include contacts made via LinkedIn.
  • NETHERLANDS AS A GLOBAL FINANCE CENTRE

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  • Forming a company in the Netherlands

    The Netherlands and Dutch law The Netherlands is a perfect business location for foreign entrepreneurs (2,000 subsidiaries in Amsterdam, 140,000 jobs). It is the gateway to densely populated Western Europe and has a well-developed logistic and technical infrastructure.
  • Leasing of commercial premises in the Netherlands

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