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Netherlands
Commercial, corporate and M&A
Commercial, corporate and M&A - ranked: tier 4
Dentons Boekel
Real estate and technology are key sector strengths for Dentons Boekel’s practice, which counts Oracle and Regus among its clients. Casper Haket, who heads the group jointly with commercial contracting expert Marc Elshof, advised Dominion Colour on its sale of a majority stake to H.I.G. Capital. In September 2017, private equity specialist Kuif Klein Wassink and energy expert David Griston arrived from Baker McKenzie and Clifford Chance respectively.
Construction
Construction - ranked: tier 3
Dentons Boekel
The â€practical, focused’ team at Dentons Boekel is headed by Bas van Schouwenburg, and has cross-border, contentious and non-contentious capabilities. An â€outside-the-box thinker’ who arrived from Conway & Partners in March 2017, van Schouwenburg represented the municipality of Rotterdam in several disputes regarding the construction of two metro tunnels and stations. Hans Nicaise is â€a brilliant, charismatic negotiator’.
EU and competition
EU and competition - ranked: tier 2
Dentons Boekel
Dentons Boekel’s â€extraordinary’ team has considerable experience across a wide range of matters, including antitrust litigation, state aid and public procurement. Well-regarded group head Marc Kuijper and Michel Deckers, who is â€a highly experienced and versatile litigator’, represented Macedonian Thrace Brewery in proceedings brought against Heineken and its Greek subsidiary Athenian Brewery regarding abuse of dominance. Kuijper has also been assisting Spaansen Holding with complex state aid proceedings brought before the Court of Appeals concerning the recovery of state aid by a Dutch municipality. Frederieke Leeflang is also a name to note.
Employment
Employment - ranked: tier 4
Dentons Boekel
The team at Dentons Boekel frequently handles transactional and outsourcing-related employment matters, as well as contentious work arising from employment termination, non-compete clauses and industrial action. â€Extremely effective, responsive and practical’ department head Eugenie Nunes is â€particularly good at dispute resolution’; Epke Spijkerman is also recommended. Clients include Tech Mahindra, McArthurGlen and CBRE Global Workplace Solutions.
Environment and planning
Environment and planning - ranked: tier 3
Dentons Boekel
Dentons Boekel’s â€very proactive’ practice â€never lets clients down’. â€Convincing’ group head Valentijn Leijh advised Pinnacle on the redevelopments of the former Shell offices in The Hague and the former ING headquarters in Amsterdam. Dieuwke Kist is â€a knowledgeable, practical, tactical’ associate. Jan Jakob Peelen arrived from Norton Rose Fulbright in January 2018.
Next generation lawyers

Jan Jakob Peelen - Dentons Boekel
Insurance
Insurance - ranked: tier 3
Dentons Boekel
The â€high-quality’ practice at Dentons Boekel handles insurance policy drafting, regulatory work and litigation. â€Very smart, eager and friendly’ real estate expert Paul Wanders has â€an unmatchable memory’; he heads the group jointly with the â€rock-steady’ Krijn Hoogenboezem. Aon is a client.
Real estate
Real estate - ranked: tier 2
Dentons Boekel
Dentons Boekel’s â€efficient’, â€client-oriented’ full-service team is noted for its cross-border knowledge. â€Friendly but fierce’ group head Wendela Raas is â€an authority on commercial real estate’; she advised Unibail-Rodamco on the €500m Leidsenhage shopping centre redevelopment. Paul Wanders is â€perfect for resolving fiddly situations and catch-22s’. Civil law notary Ines van Dijk is also recommended.
Leading individuals

Paul Wanders - Dentons Boekel

Wendela Raas - Dentons Boekel
Next generation lawyers

Ines van Dijk - Dentons Boekel
Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring and insolvency - ranked: tier 3
Dentons Boekel
Dentons Boekel’s practice is led by â€well-known’ administrator Wouter Jongepier, who is adept at handling â€complex liquidations’. He and â€pragmatic, commercial, well-regarded liquidator’ Krijn Hoogenboezem acted for Air Berlin Finance on its administration. ZED+ and OSX Leasing Group are bankruptcy trustee clients.
Netherlands: Banking and finance
Financial services regulatory
Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory - ranked: tier 3
Dentons Boekel
Known for its â€no-nonsense, practical advice’, Dentons Boekel’s team has experience in handling regulatory issues for banks and international companies. Citco, Cathay Investments and Deutsche Postbank are among the firm’s clients. The team is jointly led by the â€knowledgeable’ Jeroen den Hamer and the â€very sharp’ Jan-Mathijs Hermans.
Netherlands: Dispute resolution
Commercial litigation
Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation - ranked: tier 4
Dentons Boekel
Dentons Boekel’s â€very good’ team has considerable experience in antitrust matters. Group head Michel Deckers and Marc Kuijper are leading advice to Vestel on the Dutch aspects of damages proceedings brought against parties in the cathode ray tube cartel. Marc Elshof is also recommended.
Mediation
Dispute resolution: Mediation - ranked: tier 1
Dentons Boekel
Dentons Boekel’s team is often appointed to act as arbitrator and mediator in disputes. Michel Deckers is a key name.
Netherlands: Industry focus
IT
Industry focus: IT - ranked: tier 4
Dentons Boekel
Data protection and contracting are the key pillars of Dentons Boekel’s â€practical, hands-on’ department, which has â€great industry knowledge’. Practice head Marc Elshof, who has â€a comprehensive technical understanding’, advised Unibail-Rodamco, Feld Entertainment and the Van Gogh Museum on GDPR matters.
Retail
Industry focus: Retail - ranked: tier 1
Dentons Boekel
Dentons Boekel’s â€practical, hands-on’ department â€really knows its stuff’. Litigator and group head Sonja van der Kamp is a retail leasing specialist; she advised Multi, ASR Property Fund and Syntrus Achmea on the termination of lease agreements with the tenants of Forum Rotterdam shopping centre. Real estate expert Wendela Raas and leasing specialist and senior associate Anique Bergers-Kemp are also recommended.
Netherlands: Intellectual property
Trade marks, copyrights and design rights
Intellectual property: Trade marks, copyrights and design rights - ranked: tier 5
Dentons Boekel
Marc Elshof leads the team at Dentons Boekel, which handles trade secrets and domain names as well as copyright and trade mark work. Elshof defended Unibail-Rodamco in trade mark proceedings brought by a Dutch subsidiary of Klépierre. Enviem Group, Globility Connect and Feld Entertainment are also clients.
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United Arab Emirates
Offices in Abu Dhabi and DUBAI
Australia
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Labour and employment
- Natural resources (transactions and regulatory)
- Real estate
- Regulatory compliance and investigations
- Restructuring and insolvency
Azerbaijan
Offices in Baku
Belgium
Offices in Brussels and Brussels
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Competition : EU and global
- Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
China
Offices in Shanghai, Jilin, Wuhan, Chengdu, Ji'nan, Chongqing, Beijing, and Guangzhou
- Antitrust and competition : Antitrust and competition: PRC firms
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance: PRC firms
- Capital markets : Capital markets: PRC firms
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A: PRC firms
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution: PRC firms
- Investment funds : Investment funds: PRC firms
- Labour and employment : Labour and employment: PRC firms
- Private equity/venture capital : Private equity/venture capital: PRC firms
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy: PRC firms
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction: PRC firms
- Shipping : Shipping: PRC firms
- Tax : Tax: PRC firms
- WTO/international trade : WTO/international trade: PRC firms
Canada
Offices in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, and Ottawa
- Aboriginal law
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources : Energy and natural resources: mining
- Energy and natural resources : Energy and natural resources: oil and gas
- Energy and natural resources : Energy and natural resources: power
- Environment
- Infrastructure and projects
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Media and entertainment
- Pensions
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Technology
- Telecoms
- Transport : Transport: aviation
- Transport : Transport: other transport
Czech Republic
Offices in Prague
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
Germany
Offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich
- Antitrust
- Banking and finance : Financial services: regulatory
- Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
- Compliance
- Employment
- Industry focus : Energy
- Industry focus : Healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property : Trade marks and unfair competition
- Public sector : Planning and environment
- Public sector : Public procurement
- Real estate and construction : Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring
- Tax
Egypt
Offices in Cairo
Spain
Offices in Barcelona and Madrid
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Private equity
- Projects and energy
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Transport : Other transport
France
Offices in Paris
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance : Transactional work
- Derivatives, structured finance and securitisation
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : White-collar crime
- EU, competition and distribution
- Employment
- Industry focus : Energy
- Industry focus : Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus : IT, telecoms and the Internet
- Industry focus : Luxury goods
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property : Patents
- Intellectual property : Trade marks, designs and copyright
- Media and entertainment
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity : Fund formation
- Project finance
- Real estate
- Tax
Georgia
Offices in Tbilisi
Ghana
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
Costa Rica
Offices in San Jose
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Tax
Hungary
Offices in Budapest
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual property
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
- TMT
Italy
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance : Borrower side
- Banking and finance : Lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Industry focus : Energy
- Industry focus : Retail
- Industry focus : TMT
- Intellectual property
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
Jordan
Offices in Amman
Kuwait
Offices in Kuwait City
Kazakhstan
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- IP and TMT
- Real estate and construction (including projects)
- Tax and customs
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets
- Corporate and commercial : Flotations: small and mid-cap
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Islamic finance
- Insurance : Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure (including PFI and PPP)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property finance
- Real estate : Property litigation
- Real estate : Social housing: finance
- Real estate : Social housing: local authorities and registered providers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : PATMA: Patent attorneys
Luxembourg
Offices in Luxembourg
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
Morocco
Offices in Casablanca
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Projects and public law
- Tourism and real estate
Mauritius
Offices in Port Louis
Mexico
Offices in Mexico City
Netherlands
Offices in Amsterdam
- Banking and finance : Financial services regulatory
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : Mediation
- EU and competition
- Employment
- Environment and planning
- Industry focus : IT
- Industry focus : Retail
- Insurance
- Intellectual property : Trade marks, copyrights and design rights
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
Oman
Offices in Muscat
Papua New Guinea
Offices in Port Moresby
Poland
Offices in Warsaw
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Debt
- Capital markets : Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition/antitrust
- Construction
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Public law
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT
- Tax
- White-collar crime
Panama
Offices in Panama City
Qatar
Offices in Doha
Romania
Offices in Bucharest
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT
Russia
Offices in Moscow and St Petersburg
- Banking and finance : Lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&A : Moscow
- Commercial, corporate and M&A : St Petersburg and elsewhere
- Competition
- Dispute resolution : Arbitration and mediation
- Dispute resolution : Litigation
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- Intellectual property
- PPP and infrastructure projects
- Real estate and construction
- TMT
- Tax
- Transport
South Africa
Offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town
Scotland
Offices in Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Edinburgh
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Crime: fraud
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Crime: general
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : Debt recovery
- Finance : Banking and finance
- Human resources : Employment
- Human resources : Health and safety
- Human resources : Immigration
- Human resources : Pensions
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Private client : Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Projects
- Public sector : Education
- Real estate : Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Media and entertainment
- Transport
South East
Offices in Milton Keynes and Watford
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Dispute resolution : Debt recovery
- Finance : Banking and finance
- Finance : Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Human resources : Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Human resources : Immigration
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Real estate : Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Property litigation
- TMT : IT and telecoms
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
Slovakia
Offices in Bratislava
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Real estate and construction
Saudi Arabia
Offices in Riyadh
Turkey
Offices in Istanbul
Ukraine
Offices in Kiev
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy
- Intellectual property
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
United States
Offices in San Francisco, New York, Rancho Sante Fe, Orange County, San Diego, Washington DC, St Louis, New York, Kansas City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Atlanta, Albany, Los Angeles, Denver, San Diego, San Francisco, Dallas, Phoenix, Short Hills, Silicon Valley, Downtown, Atlanta, Boston, Miami, New Orleans, McLean, Houston, and Mclean
- Dispute resolution : Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution : General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution : Product liability, mass tort and class action: toxic tort - defense
- Dispute resolution : Securities litigation: defense
- Finance : Financial services regulation
- Finance : Structured finance: securitization
- Government : Government contracts
- Government : Government relations
- Industry focus : Energy litigation: conventional power
- Industry focus : Energy: renewable/alternative
- Industry focus : Energy regulatory: conventional power
- Industry focus : Energy transactions: conventional power
- Industry focus : Environment: regulatory
- Industry focus : Environment: transactional
- Industry focus : Healthcare: health insurers
- Industry focus : Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus : Healthcare: service providers
- Industry focus : Insurance: advice to insurers
- Industry focus : Insurance: non-contentious
- Intellectual property : Patent litigation: full coverage
- Intellectual property : Patent: prosecution (including reexamination and post-grant proceedings)
- Intellectual property : Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property : Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Labor and employment : ERISA litigation
- Labor and employment : Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment : Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment : Immigration
- Labor and employment : Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Labor and employment : Workplace and employment counseling
- M&A/corporate and commercial : M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- M&A/corporate and commercial : Venture capital and emerging companies
- Media, technology and telecoms : Media and entertainment
- Media, technology and telecoms : Outsourcing
- Media, technology and telecoms : Technology: transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms : Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms : Telecoms and broadcast: transactional
- Real estate : Construction (including construction litigation)
- Real estate
- Tax : Financial products
- Tax : International tax
- Tax : US taxes: contentious
- Tax : US taxes: non-contentious