NautaDutilh > London, England > Firm Profile
NautaDutilh Offices
2 COPTHALL AVENUE
LONDON
EC2R 7DA
England
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Netherlands > Industry focus: retail
NautaDutilh handles a broad range of retail-related issues, including M&As and restructuring measures, franchising arrangements and IP and brand protection matters. The practice is spearheaded by the London-based Willianne van Zandwijk, who focuses primarily on transactions involving national and international retailers, in addition to acting for private equity and real estate investors. Jeroen Boelens handles hard and soft IP matters, including licensing and high value disputes. Petra Zijp, who co-heads the firm’s capital markets team, is also frequently instructed on matters concerning the retail sector.NautaDutilh > Firm Profile
NautaDutilh’s London office is recommended for its advice on the Dutch and Luxembourg law aspects of finance deals, M&A deals, restructurings and insurance.
Willianne van Zandwijk and Erik Geerling co-head the firm’s London office. Willianne van Zandwijk focuses on cross border mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs and corporate finance transactions for both financial investors and corporate clients. Erik Geerling focuses on financing transactions and restructurings, which usually have cross-border elements.
Practice heads: Willianne van Zandwijk, Erik Geerling
Other key lawyers: Ann Blaton
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Corporate M&A | Willianne van Zandwijk | Willianne.vanZandwijk@nautadutilh.com | +44 207 786 9107 |
Banking & Finance | Erik Geerling | Erik.Geerling@nautadutilh.com | +31 10 22 40 363 |
Banking & Finance | Ann Blaton | Ann.Blaton@nautadutilh.com | +44 20 7786 9111 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Ms Ann Blaton | Counsel in Banking & Finance practice and head of the Luxembourg Desk… | View Profile | |
Mr Gaike Dalenoord | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Erik Geerling | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Erik Poorthuis | Senior Associate | View Profile | |
Ms Willianne van Zandwijk | Managing partner and head of the corporate M&A practice of NautaDutilh’s London… | View Profile |
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Corporate Social Responsibility; Empowering the Next Generation
Social engagement and corporate responsibility are inextricably bound up with NautaDutilh’s day-to-day legal practice. We help companies in a wide range of sectors to resolve the issues they are or will be facing in an equitable and practical manner.
Sharing knowledge and working in concert are paramount. We feel that corporate social responsibility entails so much more and have taken “Empowering the next generation” as our main motto. We are committed to strengthening the position of the next generation by giving them opportunities in a sustainable world.
A diverse and safe working environment
An important part of our strategy is our diversity policy. We aim to promote a safe working environment in which employees feel free to be themselves. Gender diversity, LGBT+ diversity, and cultural diversity are of primary concern. We believe that diversity makes a team stronger.
The current male to female ratio in our partner population is approximately 30/70. Although this makes NautaDutilh one of the top 5 Dutch law firms in terms of diversity, our goal is 50/50, which we hope to achieve by actively recruiting and retaining talented women with, among other things, effective career coaching and by preventing subconscious prejudice from rearing its head in performance reviews. In terms of up-and-coming talent, we are already at 50/50.
In 2014, NautaDutilh became the first independent law firm in the Benelux to have its own LGBT+ network. We are one of the co-founders of Stichting Forward, which aims to promote the acceptance, recognition, and visibility of LGBT+ in the Dutch legal profession.
NautaDutilh also strives for a greater influx of culturally diverse talent. To implement this in practice, we, for example, work with Diversity Dinner. We have partnered this initiative since its launch in 2016.
You can find a more in-depth overview of our CSR policy <a href=”https://www.nautadutilh.com/sites/nautadutilh.com/files/inline-files/CSR%20Policy%20NautaDutilh_1.pdf”>here</a>
Comparative Guides
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Luxembourg: Lending & Secured Finance
Published: April 2024
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This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Lending & Secured Finance laws and regulations applicable in Luxembourg.
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