Mrs Barbara Rumora-Scheltema > NautaDutilh > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

The broad practice at NautaDutilh advises on M&A, competition, insolvency, data protection, IP/IT, financial regulatory, tax and real estate matters related to the retail sector. Clients include investors, retail chains, start-up companies, e-commerce companies and real estate companies. Barbara Rumora-Scheltema specialises in corporate and commercial litigation, insolvency law and international arbitration. She co-heads the team with recently-promoted partner Willianne van Zandwijk.

The ‘very experienced and well-connected’ NautaDutilh advises on a range of distressed situations, including out-of-court restructurings and litigation before the courts. It acts as lead counsel to debtors, directors, insolvency trustees, sponsors and alternative debt providers, and also acts as local counsel to large international law firms on high-profile cross-border matters. Robert Van Galen focuses on insolvency matters and is admitted to the bar of the Dutch Supreme Court. Barbara Rumora-Scheltema is a name to note for corporate and commercial litigation.

NautaDutilh‘s Amsterdam office is now the main base for Dutch Caribbean advice provided by the firm, with practitioners in the firm’s New York office no longer focusing on Dutch Caribbean law. The firm is a go-to name for its roster of high-profile clients, with global financial institutions and multinational corporates instructing the team on a range of cross-border mandates. Barbara Rumora-Scheltema is the key contact for dispute resolution and restructuring mandates, while Frans van der Eerden leads on financial regulatory issues. Other names contributing to the firm’s Dutch Caribbean expertise include Freerk Vermeulen, who heads up the Supreme Court litigation practice; of counsel Pim Rank, who focuses on derivatives and repo lending matters; and financial litigator Allart Haasjes.