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DLA Piper

AMSTELVEENSEWEG 638, 1081 JJ AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

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

Arbitration

Within Arbitration , tier 4

DLA Piper’s Diederik de Groot regularly makes representations at the ICC. The team acts for international and local clients in a range of corporate and commercial disputes.

Asset finance and structured finance

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Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper’s banking and finance practice is now led by Gerard Kneppers. Kneppers was part of a cross-office team to advise AXA Private Equity on providing debt facilities to Maxeda DIY Group. The group hired real estate finance expert Charles Destree from ING Bank.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper’s practice emphasises cross-border transactions, with practice head Barbara van Hussen leading on equity market mandates, such as acting for the global co-ordinators on Amsterdam Therapeutics’ equity raising.

Commercial litigation

Within Commercial litigation , DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper’s disputes team is led by Gerard Endedijk, who handles commercial litigation – with a focus on telecoms – with assistance from Diederik de Groot. Finance litigators Paul Hopman and Léon Korsten are ‘knowledgeable, trustworthy and responsive’. White-collar crime specialist David Schreuders joined from VMW Taxand.

Construction

Within Construction , DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper advises domestic and international clients on commercial real estate and project developments in the Netherlands. This included advising Equinix on contracts regarding the construction of hi-tech data centres. Practice head Rutger Oranje and Hans-Mark Giezen are construction law specialists.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper was involved in a number of multijurisdictional transactions including advising US-listed Tech Data on its takeover of Triade Group. It also advised Royal KPN on its acquisition of Atlantic Telecom. Other clients include NH Hoteles, RTL and Globecomm. Barbara van Hussen heads the team.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition , tier 4

DLA Piper ‘distinguishes itself with its down-to-earth approach, and combines strong litigation skills with advisory work in highly specialised areas’. Highlights included representing Cathay Pacific against a third-party action in the air cargo cartel litigation, and advising Alticom in challenging tariff obligation decisions by OPTA, the Dutch post and telecoms authority. Practice head Léon Korsten has ‘in-depth knowledge of competition law, and is also a good litigator, with a strategic approach’.

Employment

Within Employment , DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper’s team ‘interacts on a strategic level’, but is ‘down-to-earth, with a non-bureaucratic approach’. Clients include PepsiCo, Ernst & Young, Hard Rock Café, TMF and Westland Utrecht Bank. Practice head Marnix Holtzer is much appreciated as an adviser at boardroom level, and healthcare sector specialist Dirk Jan Rutgers ‘brings humour, persistence and quality delivery in everything he does’.

Environment and planning

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Information technology

Within Information technology , DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper’s Arend Lagemaat has ‘in-depth knowledge in the field of complex ICT contracting’. He recently represented Isoft and Arcadis in contract issues and disputes. Joris Willems advised Accenture on outsourcing. Newly promoted partner Richard van Schaik specialises in data protection.

Insurance

Within Insurance , DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper’s insurance team is ‘willing to discuss issues and can be trusted to keep clients informed’. Practice head Gerard Endedijk ‘feels at home in court, is never redressed by the judge on formal issues, and is always sharp but amiable’. Clients include Allianz, Zurich and Delta Lloyd.

Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property , DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper has ‘good strength in depth and excellent skills’, especially for parallel import cases. Niels Mulder and newly promoted partner Richard van Schaik are ‘very capable lawyers’. Clients include Tom Tom, Bacardi and Converse.

Media and entertainment

Within Media and entertainment, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper’s key areas are sports and advertising, with clients including the Dutch Board of Advertisers, Dutch Advertising Authority and Aegis Media. Niels Mulder co-heads the team alongside newly promoted partner Richard van Schaik. Counsel Jan Kabel is ‘an expert in media and advertisement law at local and European level’.

Mediation

Within Mediation , DLA Piper LLP is a first tier firm,

DLA Piper mediates for companies on employment matters, including contract issues, dismissals and restructurings. Saskia Reuling left to set up Reuling Schutte DeWaard, which focuses on ADR and business mediation.

Private equity

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Real estate

Within Real estate , DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper’s real estate group is headed by Rutger Oranje, who acted for Generali on acquiring Haarlem Raaks retail shopping centre. Other notable matters included advising Deutsche Bank on refinancing and acting for Fortress on redeveloping a new high-rise building at Anna van Buerenplein into a retail, student accommodation and higher education complex. Monique Laenen is recommended.

Restructuring and insolvency

Within Restructuring and insolvency , DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper ‘coordinates advice effectively’ on restructurings and formal insolvencies. It was appointed administrator in the insolvency of insurance company Ineas and is advising creditors of the Agrenco insolvency. Marc Molhuysen leads the team.

Tax

Within Tax, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper provides strong capabilities on international tax structuring for clients such as Pfizer, Ballarpur Industries and Remobis. Roderik Bouwman heads the practice, which also includes Boris Emmerig, who is ‘highly skilled and very good to work with; his knowledge of Dutch tax law is superb’.

Telecoms

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In February 2010 the Sentencing Guidelines Council (the SGC) issued definitive guidelines to courts on imposing appropriate sentences for corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences causing death. The SGC states that fines imposed on companies found guilty of corporate manslaughter should not fall below £500,000, while fines in respect of health and safety offences that are a significant cause of death should be at least £100,000. Crucially, the SGC declined to provide for a fixed link between the imposed fine and the turnover or profitability of the offending company. 

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