Firm Profile > Norton Rose Fulbright > Amsterdam, Netherlands

‘We have always worked with the same lawyer, namely Jan Duyvensz, as he has always satisfied our needs.‘

‘The team is very strong in terms of legal skills, but what sets them apart is their knowledge of the broader business world. For example, providing your interpretation of a contract can be nice and all, but knowing that the business of the contracting party is subject to increased governmental attention for some reason can be equally important. They are also very flexible in terms of working hours, which is always helpful.‘

‘Rogier de Haan: delivers very well on availability, coordination with other NRF resources and legal skills. Ep Hannema: delivers very well on availability, coordination with other NRF resources and legal skills. He also has an exceptional overview of what’s going on in the business world and with regulators, which is tremendously helpful.‘

‘Good personal contact, good understanding of business.‘

‘Understand our needs.‘

‘Wouter Hertzberger is very knowledgeable, and focused on getting the deal done.‘

‘Daphne Broerse has a depth of knowledge and attention to detail while not ignoring the bigger picture.‘

‘Daphne Broerse is client oriented and focussed on closing the deal.‘

‘The Norton Rose team in Amsterdam has a high level of knowledge and experience and a strong working relationship with the regulators. They respond promptly and professionally. I would not hesitate to recommend them to other firms and have done so on several occasions.‘

‘We primarily work with Floortje Nagelkerke (partner) and Nikolai de Koning (associate). They have excellent experience and good relationships with the regulators. They provide sound and workable advice. They kept us well-informed as our matters progressed. They are flexible in terms of allowing us (the client) to do the work when appropriate and filling in the gaps when we need them to do so. We also appreciate from an economic perspective that much of the work is done by Nikolai, with Floortje getting involved as appropriate. We enjoy working with them.‘

‘Knowledge of the European capital markets and what is key to a business operating in a fast changing, highly regulated environment. Keen sense of the complexities of multiple jurisdictions and being able to keep an eye on the ball and not lose sight of the goal.‘

‘Provide pragmatic and practical advice relevant to daily operations whilst having the ability to switch effortlessly to a strategy adviser in consideration of the future outlook, dependent on the client’s needs. Easy and enjoyable working relationship.‘

‘The team is very up-to-date on latest market and regulatory developments.‘

‘They are very focused in structuring legal documentation both based on legal knowledge and also bringing experience from previous deals/projects into the equation.‘

‘Accesible team, great knowledge of the shipping sector and restructuring processes‘.

‘They are well prepared to keep the oversight in highly complex transactions while keeping the communication condensed and well explained‘.

‘It was a cross border finance matter. The smooth cooperation between UK and Dutch teams makes them unique‘.

‘Remco Smorenburg is the partner in charge of attending to our group of Dutch companies, along with with Frank Kuilboer. The NRF team understands very well the industry overall and are capable of responding to any inquiries that our group requires.‘

‘They know a lot about current events in the world of business, have a broad network and also deliver on the core elements, such as legal skills, swift turn-around times, high services levels etc.’

‘NRF is my go-to firm for large international transactions which has anything to do with the Netherlands (and sometimes even just for input even if there are no Dutch elements). Norton Rose is always able to provide timely and efficient assistance.’

‘NRF has started an impressive investigation practice in Amsterdam this year. The firm has retained several high profile lawyers in the Dutch market, mostly from national champion De Brauw, and has integrated these lawyers into their international fraud and white collar practice. By doing so, the team is now positioned to provide one stop shop international fraud and white collar legal services to clients with business interests in the Netherlands and in Europe in general, without having to make use of local counsel in the location where the fraud occurred. Such services were until this year not available in the Dutch market. As a result, NRF was able to obtain several high profile assignments from Dutch multinationals already and my expectation is that many more will follow.’

‘Sharon Oded is the perfect go-to person for any in-house counsel who may be in need of support on compliance matters: he is a reputed professor of regulatory enforcement, he has built an impressive network of institutions and people interested in co-developing the future of compliance, he knows how to manage and handle the most complex multi-jurisdictional matters and he is a remarkably skilled hands-on investigator. I am pretty sure that by leveraging the network of Norton Rose Fulbright, he will become soon one of the international references in the regulatory enforcement practice.‘

‘My experiences with the Norton Rose Fulbright commercial litigation team in Amsterdam has been very professional, supportive, rewarding, successful and the services have been provided in a very personal manner.‘

‘Koen Durlinger is hardworking, very detailed and with a strong clarity in expressing himself verbally and in writing. He has an ability to communicate the most complex situations interpreted in a legal manner but expressed in layman language.‘

‘The team is very responsive and commercially focussed.’

‘Small but strong team that are willing to work hard to help their clients get results.‘

‘Maartje Govaert is very good.  Understands our business and thinks creatively to find solutions.  In London quite often too, so easy to meet in person.’

‘Maartje Govaert is a highly engaged and driven lawyer, very much focussed on results. ‘

‘The team works well together and is well linked into their firm’s global platform.‘