Restructuring and insolvency in Netherlands

‘Ilse Van Gasteren is involved, hands-on, straight forward, skilled, and dedicated’.

‘Jelle Hofland is practical, goal-orientated and experienced’.

‘Jelle Hofland is an authority in the field of restructuring’. 

‘Jelle Hofland and Ilse Van Gasteren offer a very personal and tailor-made approach’.

‘Realistic and very practical in finding win-win solutions’

‘Amazing team’.

‘I have worked with the team for many years and they deliver great advice consistently’.

‘A perfect combination of pragmatism and in-depth knowledge of the law’.

‘All lawyers are pleasant to deal with and easy going characters’.

‘I selected Reinout Vriesendorp to assist me in a difficult engagement three years ago because of his reputation as one of the leading Dutch practitioners in this field (he is also a stellar litigator)’.

‘As a cross-border legal business adviser and counsellor, I engage legal teams worldwide to assist me and my clients; Reinout Vriesendorp is my go-to lawyer for The Netherlands’.

‘They are experts in their field’.

‘You can be certain of the best advice’.

‘Ferdinand Hengst is an absolute expert in his field’.

‘Ferdinand Hengst is a quick thinker with thorough knowledge’.

‘I have had the pleasure to deal with the team in a cross-border insolvency dispute and what struck me most is the high level of knowledge and legal skills applied to the subject matter’.

‘Creative and constructive’.

‘David Heems offers a very thorough and personal approach’.

‘They are approachable and never tire of explaining complicated matters’.

‘They are tough when they need to be but never lose touch with the human side of things’.

‘People you can trust’.

‘Frédéric Verhoeven is knowledgeable, professional and well connected’.

‘Really impressed with the way the team has handled a complex case’.

‘They demonstrated a unique ability to navigate certain unprecedented areas of the law and their advice was timely and creative’.

‘The end result was very satisfying’.

‘Great collaboration between them and with us as client’.

‘The entire Loyens team shows strong technical knowledge, good communication, and constant support’.

‘They are also very pleasant to work with’.

‘Full-service, client-focused firm with credibility in the market’.

‘Responsive and hard-working’.

‘Vincent Vroom is fantastic, likeable, engaged and dynamic’.

‘Down-to-earth, making difficult items easy to understand’.

‘The team was highly proficient and great to work with’.

‘They understood our challenges in a complex transaction and provided fitting support’.

‘Marc Orval brought together a great team from Nauta to support the bank and was able to link both workstreams effortlessly’.

‘Marc Orval is a great coordinator and is always on top of the issues’.

‘Robert Van Galen is a veteran who has played a part on nearly all the big restructurings and insolvencies in the Dutch market over the last two decades’.

‘Teun Struycken is very experienced, knowledgeable, commercial and used friendly’.

‘Great team with a wide area of expertise’.

‘Fouad El Houzi is very skilled and very nice to work with’.

‘Fouad El Houzi’s advice is always clear and well thought through’.

‘Great insight into the legal sides of the matter’.

‘Thijs Hekman is very skilled, proactive and always available’.

‘AKD has helped a lot of companies in streamlining their businesses again’. 

‘Barend de Roy van Zuidewijn is very dedicated, very client-focused and very helpful if you need creative solutions’.

‘Thijs Hekman is very knowledgeable, client-friendly, commercial, responsive and efficient’.

‘Thijs Hekman communicates the relevant concepts under Dutch law clearly and in simple terms’.

‘Senior, convincing, with knowledge on many aspects’.

‘CMS has an important team in this field in the Netherlands’.

‘I like to work with Marcel Groenewegen’.

‘The Dentons Amsterdam restructuring team is made up of a group of extremely accessible and knowledgeable lawyers’.

‘Having years of hands-on experience in debtor representation, both as debtor counsel and as bankruptcy trustee, they provide valuable practical advice to lenders as well’.

‘They are skilled at handling cases, including obtaining and managing foreign counsel, in an international context’.

‘Krijn Hoogenboezem is referenced as “probably the coolest lawyer in Amsterdam”, this year, again, he lived up to these high expectations’.

‘Krijn Hoogenboezem is highly regarded and a pleasure to work with’.

‘The team are very accessible and knowledgeable’.

‘They are proactive and fun to work with.’

‘Krijn Hoogenboezem has a certain coolness that is unusual in the legal profession.’

‘Florent is a “modern” law firm in the best sense’.

‘They are team and service-oriented with flat hierarchies and are up to date with technology’.

‘You can feel the positive spirit and that they love what they’re doing’.

‘They’re all approachable, pragmatic professionals, you easily feel comfortable working with and relying on’.

‘Kees van de Meent is a great guy; easy to talk to, keeps his promises and delivers on time’.

‘Florent provides excellent support in challenging circumstances’.

‘They make an effort to understand the big picture and the context in which the company operates’.

‘Kees van de Meent has an unique quality to be both extremely knowledgeable and pragmatic’.

‘Omar Salah is strong new team member’.

‘The addition of Omar Salah makes this the restructuring firm to watch in this space’.

‘NRF have a well-resourced team that is able to deal with complex matters’.

‘I believe the team has benefited from the hiring of Omar Salah’.

‘I worked closely with Omar Salah and highly recommend him’.

‘Pleasure to work with and very much up to speed with latest legal developments’.

‘Very pragmatic, eager and excellent business sense’.

‘I worked with Omar Salah numerous times and he stands out from the rest’.

‘They have a very practical approach and have an outstanding understanding of cross-border issues’.

‘They are my firm of reference in The Netherlands for Spanish/Dutch cross-border files’.

‘Job Van Hooff and Daisy Nijkamp demonstrated high availability and quick responses to the client’.

‘Marc Molhuysen is very pragmatic and knowledgeable’.

‘Marc Molhuysen pursues solutions, is straightforward and always available’.

‘The team were focused and delivered quality work within required timeframes’.

‘They thought out of the box and came with pragmatic solutions’.

‘We are a large and agile business and we needed, and received, close client attention’.

‘Van Doorne’s restructuring practice is first class in the Dutch market’.

‘Highly innovative, very skilled, professional and practical lawyers who succeed in restructuring the most complex cases’.

‘Stefan van Rossum is an excellent restructuring partner with very good knowledge of the restructuring market’.

‘Stefan van Rossum is highly creative and innovative, easily reachable and fully involved from A to Z in your case’.

‘Van Doorne’s restructuring and insolvency practice is strong, mostly because of its exceptional partner Stefan van Rossum’.

‘Stefan van Rossum has extensive and detailed knowledge’.

‘With Stefan van Rossum as your counsel, you know you have the best legal adviser you can potentially have in these situations’.

‘Very responsive and commercially savvy’.

‘Top-notch firm in the Netherlands in the area of restructuring and insolvency’.

‘They have extensive experience and a very good theoretical and practical approach’.

‘Willem Jan van Andel has a lot of experience’.

‘Remco Vermaire is an excellent communicator’.

‘The Wijn & Stael insolvency and restructuring team has excellent individuals and truly operates as a team’.

‘They are a highly regarded player in the field.’

‘Noor Zetteler and Willem-Jan van Andel are analytical, efficient and excellent lawyers’.

‘Remco Vermaire is a very smart solution-driven lawyer with excellent analytical capabilities and social skills’.

‘Buren is very good value for money and has a proactive approach’.

‘Buren is not only a law firm, but also a real advisory company with a matter of fact approach’.

‘Buren has always been close to me and supported me’.

‘Perseverance, pragmatism and professionalism’.

‘Very strong focus on building hands-on working relationships with clients and other advisors alike’.

‘Buren has a team called Japan Practice, which often helped me with difficult legal events in Japanese as needed’.

‘In-depth knowledge of insolvency law and cooperation with the EY restructuring team’.

‘Jan Padberg is amicable and solution-driven’.

‘Robin de Wit is knowledgeable and understands the business’.

‘Strong involvement and dedication’.

‘Knowledgeable and keen to keep the project efficient’.

‘They look beyond the legal scope and support the wider process’.

‘The team is very well connected within an international practice group and is therefore excellently positioned for cross-border cases’.

‘Robin de Wit is a Partner with exceptional legal skills and a great understanding of client needs’.

‘Their strength is that they are always available and respond quickly’.

‘Experienced and knowledgeable team of high-quality insolvency practitioners in a smaller setting’.

‘Very user-friendly.’

‘Marcel Windt is very seasoned, reasonable in approach, solution-driven and open-minded in problem fixing’.

‘The firm has a strong presence in restructuring and insolvency in the Dutch legal market’. 

‘Marcel Windt is an experienced attorney in his field who brings his experience as bankruptcy trustee, advocate and trusted counsel together into a balanced approach for each issue on his plate’.

‘Marcel Windt’s approach allows input from others and he genuinely takes those into account, whilst at the same time instilling confidence by providing his expert advice’.

‘Marcel Windt is a real pragmatic thinker as well’.