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DLA Piper

AMSTELVEENSEWEG 638, 1081 JJ AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Tel:
Work +31 20 541 9888
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Fax +31 20 541 9999
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www.dlapiper.nl
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Netherlands

Arbitration

Within Arbitration , tier 4

DLA Piper’s practice head Diederik de Groot regularly acts as an arbitrator in ICC cases, and is part of a working group preparing reforms of the Dutch Arbitration Act.

Asset finance and structured finance

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Banking and finance

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

Bart Joosen leads the team at DLA Piper, which advised Afvalsturing Friesland on financing a 15MW residual power plant in Harlingen. It also acted for Santander regarding its co-operation with Volvo Cars Nederland for the purposes of providing wholesale financing arrangements to the entire Dutch Volvo dealer network. Gerard Kneppers is singled out for praise.

Capital markets

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

Barbara van Hussen leads DLA Piper’s team, which acted for Jetix Europe on its delisting from Euronext. Other clients include Bulgaria Steel Finance, Carlyle and Bridgepoint Capital.

Commercial litigation

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

DLA Piper is ‘very good: always available, maximum flexibility, good quality, and good performance’. The firm is recommended for finance-related litigation and professional indemnity work, and won new clients including Capita CMGL, the state of Belgium and PPC Industries. Gerard Endedijk represented the Belgian government in litigation against former Fortis shareholders.

Construction

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

DLA Piper is advising OMRIN Afvalsturing Friesland and Reststoffen Energie Centrale on the construction of one of the Netherlands’ first residual waste treatment facilities. Other clients include Triodos, Lloyds Fonds and ING. Rutger Oranje leads the four-partner team.

Corporate and M&A

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

DLA Piper’s team is headed by Barbara van Hussen. Key work includes advising KPN on outsourcing its Dutch facility management activities to Sodexo Altys. Richard Fens and Casper Hamersma are also recommended.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition , tier 4

Léon Korsten’s team at DLA Piper gives ‘high-quality advice and has valuable practical experience’. It continues to act for VNPI (Netherlands Petroleum Industry Association) on its claim against Rotterdam Harbour Authority for abuse of a dominant position. Senior associate Martijn van Wanroj ‘adapts quickly, has profound expertise in legal matters, and a pragmatic approach’.

Employment

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

Marnix Holtzer heads the team at DLA Piper, for which key clients include Philadelphia, Mirror Controls International, Almatis and VLM Airlines. Hélène Bogaars, who is ‘extremely knowledgeable and committed to the clients’, was recently promoted to partner.

Environment and planning

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Information technology

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

DLA Piper won an appointment to Accenture’s panel for major outsourcing deals in the Netherlands, and continued to act for longstanding client iSOFT Nederland. Arend Lagemaat is ‘very responsive and customer oriented’.

Insurance

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

DLA Piper represents Allianz, Generali, and Swiss Re. Practice head Gerard Endedijk is ‘a quick thinker who sees the various alternatives in a split second; he understands the client’s needs, and makes sure they get what they want’.

Intellectual property

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

DLA Piper is ‘quick, to-the-point, and always delivers’. Niels Mulder is representing Portakabin in proceedings before the European Court of Justice, the Dutch Supreme Court, and the Hague Appeal Court regarding the unauthorised use of Google Adwords. New clients for the group include Logitech and Banko Santander. Counsel Marjan Olfers joined the practice, and is the only sports law professor in the Netherlands.

Media and entertainment

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

DLA Piper is advising Stitchting ROO – a foundation uniting all 13 regional broadcasters in the Netherlands – in a dispute with football clubs over new reporting rights. It represented Associated Press in a dispute with the Dutch royal family regarding the publication of several photographs. Niels Mulder leads the team.

Mediation

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

DLA Piper of counsel Saskia Reuling is a ‘very dedicated and results-driven mediator’ who has a ‘style and approach that is appreciated’.

Private equity

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Real estate

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

Rutger Oranje’s team at DLA Piper acted on €2bn worth of real estate transactions in 2009. The group acted for Omrin on the development of a renewable residue power plant, and for NH Hoteles on the development and acquisition of a new hotel that will be part of the biggest building in the Netherlands.

Restructuring and insolvency

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

DLA Piper is the only global firm acting on both restructuring and formal insolvencies. The team was appointed as administrator of the Netherlands branch of Landsbanki Islands hf, the second-largest Icelandic bank to have been nationalised. Marc Molhuysen heads the three-partner practice.

Tax

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

DLA Piper’s practice is focused on corporate tax, wage tax and social security, VAT, and transfer pricing, and is recommended particularly for its ‘specific knowledge about international taxation, offshore and cross-border transactions, and wealth protection’. Clients include Royal Bank of Canada as well as Disney/Marvel, which the group advised on tax-efficient IP structuring. Roderik Bouwman is ‘very responsive and gives good advice’, while Boris Emmerig’s ‘strength is in thinking of the whole picture’.

Telecoms

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What we say worldwide

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London

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Oman

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Poland

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Romania

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Turkey

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  • Sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter

    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.

    - DLA Piper UK LLP

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