Samuel Garcia Nelen > Greenberg Traurig LLP > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Greenberg Traurig LLP
Valley at Zuidas
Beethovenstraat 545
1083 HK
Netherlands

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Shareholder

Career

Samuel is a Shareholder in the firm’s corporate law practice. Samuel advises corporates, financial institutions and private capital players on virtually all aspects of M&A and corporate law, with a special focus on public M&A and ECM transactions. He also advises on corporate governance, stock listing rules and ESG. Samuel has over a decade of experience on the full range of corporate transactions, including domestic and international mergers, acquisitions and disposals, public offers, controlled auctions, cross-border mergers, dual track processes, IPOs, private placements, accelerated bookbuild offerings, rights issues and SPAC transactions.

In addition, Samuel is an Assistant Professor at Erasmus School of Law and publishes articles and books on various subjects related to his work. He is a member of the team of permanent contributors of a Dutch corporate law journal (Tijdschrift Ondernemingsrecht) and editorial board member of another corporate law journal (Maandblad voor Ondernemingsrecht). In 2020, he completed a Ph.D. by publishing his book on The Listed Company, Corporate Governance and Strategy.

Concentrations

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Global Transactions
  • Private Equity
  • Equity capital markets
  • Joint Ventures
  • Corporate governance
  • Securities regulations

Languages

Dutch, Native; English, Fluent; Spanish, Advanced

Memberships

  • Member, Dutch Bar Association
  • Member, Commercial Law Association
  • Member, Association for Corporate Litigation
  • Assistant Professor, Erasmus School of Law

Education

  • Ph.D., Corporate Law, 2020
    • Dissertation on “The Listed Company, Corporate Governance and Strategy”
  • LL.M., Corporate and Commercial Law, Maastricht University, 2013
  • LL.B., Maastricht University, 2011

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Capital markets: equity

Greenberg Traurig LLP’s equity capital markets team is well-equipped to advise its clients on the array of capital market transactions, and on securities-related work including IPOs of SPACs. Jelmer Kalisvaart, who is particularly experienced in handling cross-border mandates, and corporate specialist Bas Vletter both oversee the practice. Wietse de Jong has a notable focus on the structuring of financial products and capital market transactions. Samuel Garcia Nelen joined from A&O Shearman in November 2023, with expertise in public M&A and IPOs.