Hogan Lovells International LLP > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Firm Profile

‘True international representation that makes Hein van den Bos’ team a “one-stop-shop” for EU pharma compliance and regulatory topics where Hein serves as the contact person that handles everything’.

‘Hein van den Bos’ team is very pleasant to work with’.

‘The team is greatly involved with the relevant case at hand. They look to cooperate with all parties involved but always keep the interest of the client in mind. Their people skills are exceptional. The team’s combined knowledge makes them a leader in this field.‘

‘Robert Masman has in-depth knowledge of the market and finance law in general. He seeks to cooperate with all parties within a transaction to obtain the best possible outcome for his client. He is very pragmatic and knowledgeable.’

‘Expert knowledge of finance law. Entrepreunerial mindset.’

‘Wouter Jongen – Superb knowledge of pricing/terms in the market.’

‘The combination of relevant knowledge, customer focus and outstanding relationship skills makes the practice unique.’

‘Wouter Jongen – dedicated, great knowledge and outstanding relationship skills.’

‘They are very much on top of things and fully aware of what is going on in the market/most recent precedents etc. The high quality team operates highly efficiently and is well capable to focus on the key items from both a borrower’s as well as lender’s perspective.’

‘Would probably rate Wouter Jongen as the best lawyer within the Dutch leveraged finance space. Always available; very pragmatic, understands the sensitivities within a deal very well and has a broad and deep network.’

‘The team at Hogan Lovells in Amsterdam of Wouter Jongen is at the forefront of banking transactions in the Benelux market, and affirmatively leads the pack when it comes to acquisition financings with an emphasis on covenant-lite Term Loan B and direct lending solutions. They skillfully combine the know-how and expertise in the US and UK capital markets with outstanding local advice.’

‘Wouter is relentlessly hardworking, very smart and always on-duty; a delight to have on your side.’

‘The Amsterdam banking practice of Hogan Lovells led by Wouter Jongen excels in proactive, commercial thinking whilst getting the balance right. They strive at complex cross-border financing situations whilst always keeping an eye on the ball and making sure that the desired end-result is obtained.’

‘The team is super responsive and well resourced with strong individuals across products and geographies. They come up with innovative solutions to numerous difficult aspects of transactions, while staying commercially focused and achieving favourable outcomes supporting the development of the business. Siddharth Saxena is certainly up-and-coming in the Amsterdam team!’

‘Wouter Jongen is a great partner to have on a transaction, due to his value-add in terms of (i) good advice on docs, (ii) solid negotiation skills, (iii) and extensive knowledge of Dutch leveraged finance market, including the various debt structures.’

‘Joke Bodewits is a very capable, hands-on lawyer, who always strives to reach the best goal for the client. And with a touch of humour, which is really appreciated.’

‘Extremely good privacy experts!’

‘Joke is always on top of all the privacy topics, she takes the time to explain them very well and manages to turn what could be complex privacy advice into a very understandable explanation for in-house lawyers as well as business people. Always available for a quick check-in when needed or for a short explanation, she has the quality of a top lawyer working in a top law firm but keeps herself reachable as if it was a smaller size law firm. Her work quality is impeccable and she is very nice to work with. One of my favourite privacy experts!’

‘The team stands out not only for Joke’s outstandingly broad knowledge of GDPR, also her pragmatic business-oriented advice, unlike other GDPR legal advisers, Joke’s advice is usually on one page and can be used as is!’

‘I have been working with the Hogan Lovells International law firm in the Netherlands on high-profile, high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional patent litigation work. For the last 3 or 4 years they were working on such a major case for me, which just ended with my company being very satisfied with the results. They have been involved in devising strategies that are not only appropriate for their jurisdiction, but that is also helpful in other jurisdictions. They are very proactive, and are very knowledgeable about the law, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, and science. They identify top-calibre scientific experts for their litigation and work extremely well with them. They also professionally and respectfully interact with the attorneys working on the related cases, but also do the same when interacting with attorneys working for the adverse parties, which is very important to me. They are the first firm that I approach when I am considering litigation in the Netherlands. We had a virtual court hearing and the hearing and internal communications worked well.’

‘In my recent cases, I worked most closely with Klaas Bisschop and Rik Zagers. They are excellent writers, have great attention to detail, and are very hardworking and very easy to work with. Rik had excellent litigation and strategic judgement.’

‘One of the strongest teams in Europe. Great knowledge, experience and depth.’

‘Bert Oosting is always a pleasure to work with.’

‘Klaas Bisschop has one of the finest legal minds of his generation. Very approachable, intensely interested in succeeding for his client. A total star.’

‘The team is very experienced, hardworking, open and proactive. They analyze the matters very objectively, collect relevant information fully and diligently, then devise a strategy which can really work in the subject matter.’

‘Ruud van der Velden is excellent in strategy development in a legal matter. He has in-depth knowledge of law. He also monitors the legal environment in detail to catch details that can make difference. His advice is actionable and outcome-oriented.’

‘The team is greatly involved with the relevant case at hand. They look to cooperate with all parties involved but always keep the interest of the client in mind. Their people skills are exceptional. The team’s combined knowledge makes them a leader in this field.’

‘Robert Masman has in-depth knowledge of the market and finance law in general. He seeks to co-operate with all parties within a transaction to obtain the best possible outcome for his client. He is very pragmatic and knowledgeable.’

‘Anita de Jong and her team members are available 24/7’.

‘Anita de Jong is a very experienced and energetic professional who is results oriented’.

‘The team is aligned on all matters and can jump in when partners are not available’.

‘The partners are always providing out of the box ideas which is required in our business and they can adapt where needed’.

‘Anita de Jong understands our business, connects overall cases and is a great personality to work with’.

‘Anita de Jong is very flexible in order to secure all interests’.

‘They provided instant feedback on questions and anticipate upcoming issues’.

‘International clients can be assured that, next to local advice relevant to the Netherlands, they will be kept in the loop on overarching, multi-national or regional developments’.

‘The commercial litigation team of Hogan Lovells is very dedicated and knowledgeable’.

‘The lawyers in the team are very approachable and pleasant to work with’.

‘Manon Cordewener is very experienced in commercial litigation’.

‘Manon Cordewener is a strategic thinker, knows what is important to her clients and is an excellent lawyer’.

‘Manon Cordewener exercises sound judgement and integrates herself into the team’.

‘The team composition is tailored to the type of work we have requested. Together we have streamlined the collaboration, things that are standard/repetitive are made easy for our in-house legal team by means of templates made available by Hogan Lovells IP team.’

‘The Hogan Lovells team is great at right sizing their services. We do not have a large IP portfolio, but when we have to register them in exotic locations, their team is efficient, professional and effective.’

‘I always enjoy working with Samantha Brinkhuis. She provides great customer service and quickly breaks down the complex IP world into the relevant aspects for me and provides clear guidance to our C-suite.’