Richard le Grand > Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh > Rotterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
Blaak 555
3011 GB Rotterdam
Netherlands

Work Department

Insolvency, restructuring & corporate law

Position

Partner

Career

Richard le Grand has been a commercial and corporate lawyer since 2002. Richard is an ambitious professional fighting to the end for his client’s interests. As a boardroom advisor to his corporate clients, including two multinationals, he is a well versed commercial litigator and an all round M&A lawyer. In addition, he acts for both companies and banks in dealing with fraud cases. Richard is appointed by the Courts as insolvency administrator and acts as an expert at the request of the Enterprise Chamber. 

Memberships

INSOLAD (the Dutch association for professional insolvency practitioners), Rotterdam Bankruptcy Fraud Committee

Education

Richard le Grand has followed three postgraduate courses in the Corporate area and is both a member of the professional body of Insolad, the Dutch Turnaround Association and the Rotterdam Bar Fraud Committee.

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation

Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh has a four-partner-strong dispute resolution team, with Irene Tax, Richard le Grand, Ruben Leeuwenburgh, and Bart Gerretsen all spearheading the practice. Gerretsen is well respected in the commercial litigation space, while founding partner and corporate litigator Leeuwenburgh handles insolvency, directors’ liability, and shareholder disputes. Co-founding partner Le Grand specialises in the heavylift and vertical transport sector. Tax focuses on complex commercial and corporate litigation, as well as handling arbitration.

Netherlands > Restructuring and insolvency

The Rotterdam-based restructuring and insolvency group at Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh ably assists its clients through the processes surrounding liquidation and insolvency and is well regarded for its ‘customer-first mentality’. The team also advises clients in recovery from or prevention of such issues. The group is led by specialist in financial mismanagement of companies Richard le Grand, who is described as ‘a savvy litigator with good tactical thinking’.