Houthoff

Counsel (Restructuring & Insolvency)

Joost specialises in insolvency law and restructurings. He frequently advises bankruptcy trustees, directors, debtors and creditors. In addition, Joost has a particular interest in high complexity cases at the interface between insolvency law, civil law and financial regulatory law. As such, he also regularly represents public authorities and financial institutions. Joost was involved in the consultation process of the Recovery and Resolution (Insurers) Act (Wet herstel en afwikkeling van verzekeraars) and has considerable experience in this area. He also worked as a secretary and legal adviser for the Derivatives Committee, which was responsible for creating the Uniform Recovery Framework (a scheme to compensate Dutch SMEs for interest rate derivatives concluded with the six major banks in the Netherlands).

Joost is a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association (INSOLAD) and the Dutch Restructuring Association (NVvH). In addition, he is affiliated with INSOL Europe and INSOL International. He is also an INSOL Fellow, having graduated as part of the 2023/2024 Class of INSOL International’s Global Insolvency Practice Course together with a distinguished group of insolvency professionals from around the globe.

Dutch, English