Mr Marc van Zanten > CMS > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

CMS
ATRIUM
PARNASSUSWEG 737
1077 DG AMSTERDAM
Netherlands

Work Department

Banking & Finance

Position

Partner

Career

Marc van Zanten is partner in the CMS Banking & Finance Practice Group, specialising in insolvency, civil procedural law, litigation and D&O liability. Marc has wide experience as a (intended) bankruptcy trustee in insolvency proceedings and pre-packs and as an administrator in the suspension of payments. He has been appointed bankruptcy trustee of the international fashion retailer and producer McGregor/Gaastra and bankruptcy trustee of the hospital Slotervaartziekenhuis in Amsterdam.

Languages

Dutch, German, French, English

Memberships

  • Judge at the Court of Appeal in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
  • Member INSOLAD.
  • Member advisory committee on civil procedural law of the Netherlands Bar Association.

Education

  • Financial Economy for Insolvency lawyers, INSOLAD/EUR
  • Insolvency Law, Grotius Academy for Post-Graduate Law Studies
  • Post-graduate Certificate, Paris II University, France
  • Dutch Law, University of Amsterdam

Personal

  • Chief editor Dutch law review on civil procedural law (BER)
  • Speaker on Business News Radio.
  • External doctorate candidate University of Groningen (subject: pre-pack)
  • Marc regularly teaches lawyers and students and gives lectures.

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Restructuring and insolvency

At the helm of CMS‘ restructuring and insolvency team are banking and finance specialist and court-appointed bankruptcy trustee Marc van Zanten, and Marcel Groenewegen who is a court-appointed administrator in suspension of payments matters, a silent trustee in pre-pack scenarios and a trustee in bankruptcy proceedings with particular expertise in cross-border matters. The group is well-regarded for its unwavering commitment to getting the job done’. Van Zanten and Groenewege are supported by specialist practitioner Marlous de Groot, who has a particular specialism advising banks, creditors, as well as factoring and lease companies on the array of insolvency work.