Höcker Advocaten‘s corporate litigation, public interest and class actions practice is regularly entrusted by listed companies, NGOs, and semi-public organisations. The team is headed by Marc Wolters, who focuses on domestic and cross-border corporate litigation and has experience representing clients in civil lawsuits, class actions, and Enterprise Chamber proceedings. Rick Geerars brings expertise in corporate law and regularly acts for clients in shareholder disputes.
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Testimonials
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- ‘This team works as one, ensuring every angle is covered. That strong combination was decisive in winning my case.’
- ‘Rick Geerars combines a very personal/human approach and is not afraid to point out other strategies with good, well-thought-through arguments. Joran Buijck is a modest but strong lawyer.’
- ‘Rick Geerars and Joran Buijck are a good team, good listeners and looking for solutions, and always look first to find a way without going to court.’
- ‘What stood out with Marc Wolters was the confidence and clarity in his advice on business law. From the start, he outlined the possible outcomes and guided me strategically, always grounded in the facts of the case.’
- ‘In my experience, the distinguishing strength of this team lies not only in their legal mastery, but in the complementary qualities each individual brings. Collectively, Laurine Bos, Rick Geerarts, and Sterre Nijkamp form a perfectly balanced triangle of strategic leadership, procedural precision, and analytical depth.'
- ‘Knowledgeable, real ownership of the cases they handle.’
Key clients
- Stichting Urgenda
- The trustees of Exem Energy and Exem Oil & Gas
- Stichting GOWP
- Stichting SOBI-Pensioenherstel
- TCC Global
- Stichting De Thuiskopie
- European Commission
- Swapschade
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Benelux
- Buma/Stemra
- Geldmaat
- Omnicom
Work highlights
Represented a group of residents and their children whose homes a very close to a lily field, in a case attempting to prevent the use of pesticides near their homes.
Advised Stichting SOBI/Pensioenbehoud on a class action lawsuit against a large pension fund, the supervisory authority, and the Dutch state.
Represented two bankruptcy trustees of Exem Energy and Exem Oil and Gas in a series of civil law suits against one of the wealthiest individuals in Africa, Isabel dos Santos.
Practice head
Marc Wolters
Other key lawyers
Rick Geerars; Joran Buijck; Laurine Bos; Sterre Nijkamp