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Norton Rose LLP

24TH FLOOR, REMBRANDT TOWER, AMSTELPLEIN 1, 1096 HA AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

Warsaw, Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore, Shanghai, Sandton , and 28 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Netherlands

Arbitration

Norton Rose LLP has a significant presence in the energy sector, and handles national and international arbitration for major energy clients. The financial sector is another significant source of work. Yke Lennartz heads the practice.

Asset finance and structured finance

Within Asset finance and structured finance, Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Norton Rose LLP’s Gijs van Leeuwen and Wouer Hertzberger are active in the asset finance arena. The pair advised ING on various FPSO financings and three separate financings of semi-submersible drilling rigs, and acted for DVB Bank regarding financing for 11 Fokker F100 aircraft. Other clients include Calyon and Q Aviation.

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Norton Rose LLP’s team is, ‘in short, pragmatic, commercial and available at any time’. It advised Rabobank on solar rooftop project financings developed by Enfinity, and acted for Lloyds TSB and Fortis on a borrowing base facility for a Dutch borrower in the metals sector. It also advises on regulatory issues relating to Islamic finance products. Gijs van Leeuwen heads the practice.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Gijs van Leeuwen is the lead partner in Norton Rose LLP’s capital markets practice, which regularly advises on debt-side deals. Clients include BMW and Export Development Canada.

Commercial litigation

Within Commercial litigation , Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Norton Rose LLP’s team picked up its first instructions from Deutsche Bank, Société Générale, and Fortis Private Equity, which practice head Yke Lennartz advised on a post-M&A and shareholder dispute regarding an investment.

Construction

Within Construction , Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Clients appreciate Norton Rose LLP’s ‘ability to translate specific legal issues into practical, hands-on advice’, and regard Daphne Broerse as someone who, ‘time and time again, outperforms the competition’. The group has been advising the Coentunnel Construction Company on the second Coentunnel.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4

Norton Rose LLP advised German utility RWE on its binding, all-cash offer of €9.3bn to the shareholders of leading Dutch power company Essent for the acquisition of all issued and outstanding Essent shares. Practice head Marcel van de Vorst is ‘an absolute star who is in a class of his own’. Geert-Jan van Rijthoven recently joined from Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V..

Energy

Within Energy , Norton Rose LLP is a second tier firm,

Norton Rose LLP is recommended for ‘its market knowledge and being a pleasure to work with’. The team advised RWE on its merger with Essent, as well as on its bid for a 2,000MW wind power project. Other notable work includes acting for clients such as Petrogas and Osaka Gas on M&A transactions and tax structuring, serving as lead litigation counsel to the Netherlands’ only nuclear power generator, and serving as project counsel on Italian and Bulgarian solar power projects. Weero Koster leads the five-strong department, which continues to represent GazProm and Vattenfall/Nuon.

Environment and planning

Within Environment and planning, Norton Rose LLP is a second tier firm,

Recent highlights for Norton Rose LLP include advising RWE Power on obtaining permits and licences to install a 1,600MW coal-fired power plant, and acting for Nuon Duurzame Energie on permits for the construction and operation of an onshore wind farm in the Municipality of Duiven. Daphne Broerse heads the practice.

Private equity

Within Private equity , tier 4

Norton Rose LLP’s Ep Hannema and Marcel van de Vorst are recommended, particularly for deals valued between €10m-€100m. Civolution and Gimv are key clients, and the team advised Prime Technology Ventures on acquiring five technology companies that were spun out of Royal Dutch Philips Electronics.

Project finance and PFI

Within Project finance and PFI, Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Norton Rose LLP’s three-partner team acts for energy giants such as BP and Gazprom, and recently advised RWE Offshore Wind Nederland on its bid to construct up to 2,000MW of wind power on the Dutch continental shelf. Other highlights included being project counsel on the second Coentunnel project and acting for the lenders to a consortium bidding for the A15 project. Wouter Hertzberger is recommended.

Real estate

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Tax

Within Tax, Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Norton Rose LLP ‘instils confidence; the team is knowledgeable about private equity/fund formation, as well as the tax implications of various structures based in a number of jurisdictions’. The group acts for clients such as Société Générale, Morgan Stanley and RWE. Gesina van de Wetering and Remco Smorenburg are ‘very knowledgeable on tax law and governance issues’, and ‘really up to date on regulatory matters’. Van de Wetering is ‘extremely responsive’.

What we say worldwide

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United Arab Emirates

Offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Australia

Offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Perth, and Brisbane

Belgium

Offices in Brussels

Bahrain

Offices in Manama

China

Offices in Beijing and Shanghai

Czech Republic

Offices in Prague

Germany

Offices in Munich, Frankfurt, and Hamburg

France

Offices in Paris

Greece

Offices in Athens and Piraeus

Hong Kong

Offices in Hong Kong

Indonesia

Offices in Jakarta

India

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Italy

Offices in Milan and Rome

Japan

Offices in Tokyo

Kuwait

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London

Offices in London

Libya

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Morocco

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Netherlands

Offices in Amsterdam

Poland

Offices in Warsaw

Qatar

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Russia

Offices in Moscow

South Africa

Offices in Cape Town, Sandton, and Durban

Singapore

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Saudi Arabia

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Thailand

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Tunisia

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- Russell Advocaten
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- Kennedy Van der Laan

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- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V

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- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V

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- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V

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