Legal500

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V.

CLAUDE DEBUSSYLAAN 54, 1082 MD AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

Zurich, Washington DC, Warsaw, Vienna, Valencia, Toronto , and 69 more

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

Asset finance and structured finance

Within Asset finance and structured finance, Baker & McKenzie is a second tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V.’s Philippe Steffens has ‘excellent knowledge of securitisation and tax structures’, and ‘for unique situations, which require out-of-the-box thinking, Steffens comes up with very insightful solutions’. He recently acted for Credit Suisse Securities and Credit Agricole as joint lead managers on a €750m Dutch RMBS. The group was Dutch counsel to DBS Bank on financing for two Airbus A321-200 aircraft leased to Vietnam Airlines. Other clients include Deutsche Bank and Huntsman.

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, Baker & McKenzie is a third tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V. acted as Dutch counsel to DBS Bank on two financings of Airbus A321-200 aircraft leased to Vietnam Airlines. It also acted as Dutch counsel to BNP Paribas, as lender in respect of a restatement and amendment of a €100m senior term and revolving credit facilities agreement. Philippe Steffens heads the team and Fedor Tanke is also recommended.

Commercial litigation

Within Commercial litigation , Baker & McKenzie is a third tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V. is advising Eneco on litigation to overturn the act on independent grid management, and representing clients in Lehman Brothers and Indover Bank disputes. Frank Kroes is ‘particularly sharp and to the point’, while Jeroen Bedaux puts in an ‘excellent performance’, and is a ‘trusted adviser on high-profile litigation’.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, Baker & McKenzie is a third tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V. acted for Koppers during its acquisition of Cindu Chemicals and advised Oceanteam ASA on selling part of its interests in Norwegian shipowning companies to J Ray McDermott, S.A. Jan Peters heads the team, in which Edwin Liem is also recommended.

Employment

Within Employment , Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Mirjam de Blécourt and Karin Bodewes head the team at Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V., which advised the Central Works Council of ABN AMRO on matters such as internal reorganisation, and integration between ABN AMRO and Fortis following the demerger of ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Information technology

Within Information technology Other recommended firms

Private equity

Within Private equity , tier 4

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V. has a ‘strong team of legal and tax advisers that can provide very clear and practical business solutions’. The group recently advised AVG Technologies on TA Associates’ $200m acquisition of a 30% interest in the client. Marc van Campen and Maurits Tausk are ‘quick to understand commercial objectives, and don’t get distracted by minor legal arguments’. Marcello Distaso is ‘professional, hardworking, and completely devoted’.

Real estate

Within Real estate Other recommended firms

Restructuring and insolvency

Within Restructuring and insolvency Other recommended firms

Tax

Within Tax, Baker & McKenzie is a second tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V. advised Danaher on acquiring a 50% stake in AB SCIEX, and acted for Oracle on its European sales structure, as well as on the VAT consequences relating to their sales structure across the EU. Jan-Willem de Tombe is ‘extremely good, gives direct responses, and has efficient and practical ideas’, while Antonio Russo has ‘top skills, and is well respected’. Jasper Helder, plus senior associate Brian Mulier and two associates, joined from Bird & Bird LLP.

What we say worldwide

Please choose another Baker & McKenzie office to view full details of what we say in that region, or choose from this list to view a specific editorial reference in context.

United Arab Emirates

Offices in Abu Dhabi

Legal market overview : Legal market overview

Australia

Offices in Sydney and Melbourne

Austria

Offices in Vienna

Azerbaijan

Offices in Baku

Legal market overview : Legal market overview

Belgium

Offices in Brussels, Antwerp, and Brussels

Bahrain

Offices in Manama

China

Offices in Beijing and Shanghai

Czech Republic

Offices in Prague

Germany

Offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, and Munich

Egypt

Offices in Cairo

Spain

Offices in Madrid and Barcelona

France

Offices in Paris

Hong Kong

Offices in Hong Kong

Hungary

Offices in Budapest

Indonesia

Offices in Jakarta

India

Foreign firms : Foreign firms

Italy

Offices in Rome, Milan, and Bologna

Japan

Offices in Tokyo

Kuwait

Legal market overview : Legal market overview

Kazakhstan

Offices in Almaty

Legal market overview : Legal market overview

London

Offices in London EC4V and London EC4V

Luxembourg

Offices in Luxembourg

Libya

Legal market overview : Legal market overview

Malaysia

Offices in Kuala Lumpur

Netherlands

Offices in Amsterdam

Philippines

Offices in Makati

Poland

Offices in Warsaw

Qatar

Foreign firms : Foreign firms

Russia

Offices in Moscow and St Petersburg

Sweden

Offices in Stockholm

Singapore

Offices in Singapore

South Korea

Foreign firms : Foreign firms

Saudi Arabia

Offices in Riyadh

Switzerland

Offices in Zurich and Geneva

Taiwan

Offices in Taipei

Thailand

Offices in Bangkok

Ukraine

Offices in Kiev

United States

Offices in Washington DC, Palo Alto, New York, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, San Diego, San Francisco, and Houston

Vietnam

Offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City

Search News and Articles

Legal Developments by:
Baker & McKenzie

New rules due on assessment of workplace working conditions

Continuing our practice of regularly updating our clients on changes in the Russian legislation, in this legal alert we would like to inform you that as of September 1, 2011, the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation will introduce a new procedure for assessing working conditions in workplaces. 1 [1] Results of workplace assessments with respect to the working conditions conducted before September 1, 2011 (in accordance with the procedure currently in effect 2 [2]) will remain valid up until the next regular assessment.

- Baker & McKenzie

Legal Developments in Netherlands

Legal Developments and updates from the leading lawyers in each jurisdiction. To contribute, send an email request to

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.

- Russell Advocaten
Leasing of commercial premises in the Netherlands

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} Dutch Law distinguishes two categories of commercial premises. Depending on the type of premises or the purpose for which it is used, they are referred to as:

- Russell Advocaten
Employment of foreign workers in the Netherlands

The employment of foreign workers in the Netherlands regularly raises questions. What issues do you need to be aware of as an employer? A brief summary of the most important areas of attention will be dealt with in this article.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V
Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base

On March 16, 2011, the European Commission proposed a common system for the development of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax base in the European Union. The proposal comes after several consultations and working papers over the past years.

- Hill Smith King & Wood
AdWord Tempur Trade Mark Infringement or Permitted Comparative Advertising?

In the past few years, Google AdWords have caused quite an upheaval in trade mark law. The two highlights Google / Louis Vuitton and Portakabin/Primakabin have been discussed before. Other important judgments were rendered in the Die BergSpechte and Eis.de cases.

- Kennedy Van der Laan
Regulation on Restrained Remuneration Policies Dutch Financial Supervision Act 2011

As a result of the CRD III Directive, the Decree on Restrained Remuneration Policies (the “Decree ”) entered into effect on 1 January 2011. Pursuant to the Decree, a new Section 23f is added to the Prudential Rules Financial Supervision Act Decree, amongst other things.

- Kennedy Van der Laan

Employment Law - Edition 1, 2011

The Employment Law newsletter contains an overview of recent and important developments in the field of employment law.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V

Netherlands enacts LLMC 1996 Protocol and Bunkers Convention

On January 1 2011 both the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC 1996) and the Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 2001 (Bunkers Convention) entered into force in the Netherlands.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V

Employment Law - Edition 6, 2010

The Employment Law newsletter contains an overview of recent and important developments in the field of employment law.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V

Election of "Footballer of the Year" - An Unfair Commercial Practice?

At the end of December 2007 the Austrian newspaper Österreich organized an election of the “Footballer of the Year”. The public could participate in this election by internet or by means of a voting slip appearing in the newspaper.

- Kennedy Van der Laan