Florent > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Firm Profile

‘Have had several cross-border cases with them and they always deliver great results on time.’

‘Hanneke De Connick and Kees van de Meent are both extremely skilled, straight to the point and pleasant to work with.’

‘Within the Netherlands, Florent has one of the largest insolvency departments with court-appointed trustees. A wealth of experience combined with a hands-on approach.’

‘Kees van de Meent is well-known as court appointed trustee and is absolutely the go-to for companies in financial difficulties with a great strategic approach. Daphne Beunk has a profound knowledge of the EU insolvency regulations. Jurgen van den Heuvel and Merijn Moeliker are both knowledgeable and extremely dedicated.’

‘Florents’ restructuring and insolvency practice is one of the outstanding practices in the Netherlands in this field. Kees van de Meent comes highly recommended and is one of the top practitioners in the field for the very larger complex restructuring and insolvency matters.’

‘Kees van de Meent is highly experienced and has contacts everywhere – the Dutch leader, even in the niche areas of asset tracing and recovery.’

‘Working with Kees van de Meent is a pleasure. He is knowledgeable, practical and always available to assist.’

‘Excellent advisor, Florent is an expert in all matters around insolvency. With their in-depth knowledge working as a trustee, Florent is able to advise on all relevant aspects.’

‘Kees van de Meent is a highly regarded insolvency lawyer and handles complex civil fraud cases. It is a pleasure to work with him.’

‘Kees van de Meent has a strong knowledge about complex asset recovery cases. He is a leading asset recovery specialist.’

‘Kees van de Meent offers a unique combination of insolvency law and cross-border asset recovery in corruption cases. His many years of experience in insolvency law and his membership of FraudNet make him eminently suited to advise parties prejudiced as a consequence of international commercial fraud. In addition, he represents companies, managing directors, supervisory directors and creditors in the area of international insolvency law.’

‘Great team. They are hands-on and produce high-quality work. Also, they are pleasant to work with. The possess all the skills you would need for an asset recovery case are present in the team.’

‘Kees van de Meent is outstanding. He is the person to go to for the strategy. Jurgen van de Heuvel also delivers really good work and is a great person.’

‘One of the leading Dutch firms in civil asset recovery and bankruptcy fraud.’

‘The team is highly skilled and they are willing to go the extra mile for the client to ensure the timely completion of a given product, even if it means working under time pressure. The team is also really good at communicating and informing their clients about the ongoing process.’

‘Pieter van Uchelen has come to develop a great understanding of our organisation at all levels and is able to deliver work fit for purpose for us, our portfolio companies and their senior management.’

‘The team led by Pieter van Uchelen has provided excellent advice and process management skills and guided us through an ambitious M&A process with clear focus on delivering the target. Pieter and team mastered all aspects of the transaction, including managing outside counsel from various jurisdictions, and delivered solutions on time.’

‘Pieter van Uchelen was at all times responsive, focused and on top of every detail. He never failed to deliver a solution where one was needed. Lisette von Oyen was also responsive and a great asset on the deal team from day one.’

‘Florent has a pragmatic way of working atop specialist knowledge. With a personal and pragmatic approach, they know how to achieve objectives in a very efficient way. The deadlines and expectations are well-considered and realised.’

‘We work with Pieter van den Brink and Lidewei Lankreijer. Pieter is very involved with the client and has a lot of specialist knowledge as well as knowledge of the client and their file. Lidewei is Pieter’s right hand – she also has the file knowledge and they both always prepare all meetings very well, so that they run very effectively.’

‘Hands-on legal advice during transactions and after implementation.’

‘Pieter van Uchelen and his team are very pleasant to work with, they always keep an eye on the bigger interest of the transaction and are keen to make a deal work.’

‘Pieter van den Brink is very experienced, has an eye for detail and understands the really essential elements in a deal. A proactive negotiator who makes the deal happen.’

‘We had the opportunity to work with Bart Jan Hermans and he was always very helpful, attentive and concerned about meeting the clients’ worries and needs. It was a very rewarding experience.’

‘Emille Buziau can read the other side and has a good instinct for the right time for de-escalation or escalation, always serving the end goal.’

‘The Florent team are unique in that they combine top-level advice and knowledge with a personal and pragmatic approach.’

‘Emille Buziau is always available, has a great eye for details, and is highly knowledgeable, quick to respond and pragmatic. Yvette Borrius is very high regarded within the legal market.’

‘Bart Jan Hermans is a very dedicated and experienced trial lawyer – he has excellent preparation for court dates, with all contingencies taken into account, and is  convincing in court.’

‘It is a pleasure to work with Bart Jan Hermans and his team. He understands the key issues in a dispute very well and can write very well-founded argumentation and dispute documentation.’

‘Yvette Borrius is very knowledgeable and highly esteemed. Chris Jager is very hands-on and service minded.’

‘Yvette Borrius and Emille Buziau are exceptional lawyers handling complex litigation cases. They are down to earth and know how to convince the court.’

‘The team knows us very well and therefore understands what we need and is able to advise us in a very hands-on way, with practical solutions.’

‘Joris Oster is a storyteller. He understands what his clients need and he is able to put their issues into the wider context. It is very pleasant to work with him and he is always available to help.’