Dentons regularly acts for multinational clients on complex cross-border issues. With a core focus on corporate and commercial litigation, the team is sought-after regarding shareholder, joint venture, securities and directors’ liability disputes, as well as class action proceedings. Michel Deckers co-leads the team alongside Anouk Rosielle, Deckers stands out on corporate and securities litigation as well as collective actions. Rosielle is a go-to among energy, pharmaceutical and manufacturing clients, assisting in international corporate and commercial litigation. Jordi van Borssum Waalkes is noted for his work on shareholder disputes.
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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Testimonials
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- 'Reliable. They give the client a good perspective on the opportunities and risks.'
- 'They are proactive, pragmatic, and always focused on delivering workable solutions.'
- ‘Anouk Rosielle is a very experienced lawyer who easily gets to the core of an issue. She is cooperative and nice to work with.’
- ‘The team is very pragmatic, hands-on and responsive. They are very experienced and nice to work with.’
- ‘I like working with Jordi van Borssum Waalkes a lot. Enthusiastic lawyer, very experienced in handling shareholder disputes, and very pleasant in all our contacts.’
- ‘Anouk Rosielle is very clever, persistent and exceptionally tactical.’
Key clients
- Stichting Funda Adminstratiekantoor Petróleos de Venezuela Stichting Hulptroepen Alliantie Zorlu Holding REWE Aspen Real Estate Stichting Hulptroepen Alliantie Bayrol GmbH Canal+ Dutch IT Services Group B.V. Petróleos de Venezuela, Republic of Venezuela Vestel Ocorian Turstees (Jersey) Limited Kirpalani’s Bobeldijk Forto Estro Sachem Holdings B.V.
Work highlights
Represented Aspen in a dispute concerning the interpretation of a lease guarantee.
Represented Petróleos de Venezuela in a sprawling set of multibillion-dollar/euro international disputes.
Represented Vestel in parallel proceedings in Turkey that raise interesting jurisdictional questions and novel legal themes.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Michel Deckers; Anouk Rosielle
Other key lawyers
Cornélie Arnouts; Paul Wanders; Jordi van Borssum Waalkes