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Mr Thijs Hekman

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+31 88 253 5171 thekman@akd.nl View profile

Work Department

Insolvency & Restructuring

Position

Partner

Career

Thijs Hekman is a lawyer at AKD. He has been involved in various high-profile bankruptcy cases, including KPNQwest Finance B.V., the finance company of the KPNQwest group, the Reggehuys-groep and the TAF-groep and funds investing in real estate in Europe. In addition, Thijs regularly acts as an independent receiver in smaller bankruptcy cases.

Thijs advises banks about the law governing attachments and executions, disputes regarding termination of (group) financing, the enforcement of security interests, and disputes regarding several liability. He also represents companies in legal proceedings and advises them about a range of issues in the field of corporate law.

For nearly two years, Thijs has been an in-house advisor for a large credit reference supplier in Amsterdam and has as such gained much experience in translating legal advice into business practices, with the ability to consider commercial interests.

With some regularity, he publishes articles on a corporate law theme.

Memberships

Thijs is a member of JIRA, the association of young insolvency lawyers.

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Restructuring and insolvency

The ‘practical, swift and experienced’ Rotterdam-based Fouad el Houzi is a key practitioner in AKD‘s ‘knowledgeable and committed’ restructuring and insolvency group, with particular expertise handling the array of related disputes including debt restructurings and corporate distress matters. The team is well equipped to act in high-profile bankruptcies for its varied portfolio of clients, and is headed up by Barend de Roy van Zuidewijn. Paul Peters and Thijs Hekman are also noteworthy members of the team.

Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation

AKD‘s dispute resolution team is a go-to practice for claimants seeking a full-service firm to represent them in class actions. Spearheading the practice, Patrick Haas is sought out by clients for his expertise in international collective redress cases and frequently acts for professional class action funders and foundations with cross-border projects. The firm has also been growing its presence in corporate and financial litigation. Arbitrator and governance disputes specialist Erik Koster, financial litigator Thijs Hekman, and insolvency and restructuring expert Fouad el Houzi are all primary members of the practice. Jeffrey Kleywegt is also noted.

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