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Evert Verwey

Evert Verwey

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Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance

Netherlands

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Restructuring and insolvency

Clifford Chance’s restructuring and insolvency team is well-placed to steer clients through high-value matters in the real estate, retail and shipping sectors, combining litigation, finance and restructuring expertise. Practice co-head Ilse van Gasteren regularly advises financial institutions, borrowers and investors on multi-jurisdictional and complex restructurings, while fellow co-lead Jelle Hofland brings deep experience in leveraged finance and syndicated lending to situations involving distressed capital structures. Evert Verwey is a further key figure, frequently handling significant insolvency and restructuring matters. Noor Corsten regularly supports the team across the restructuring and insolvency space.
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Position

Evert Verwey is Counsel in the Amsterdam Litigation practice and part of the Restructuring and Insolvency team of Clifford Chance Amsterdam. He specializes in insolvency-related matters, contentious restructuring and work-out scenarios. He is active in general banking and finance litigation with a focus on security rights, directors’ liability and lender liability issues. Evert advises banks, financial institutions, and larger companies (and their (supervisory) directors). He also litigates for this group of clients in these areas of law.

Evert used to be a court appointed bankruptcy receiver and has several positions in industry bodies (such as INSOL Europe).

Career

Admitted as an advocaat to the Dutch Bar 2008

Grotius/Insolad Specialisatieopleiding Insolventierecht (Post-graduate education for Dutch insolvency specialists) 2014

Joined Clifford Chance 2015

Education

Erasmus University of Rotterdam (Law) 2007

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Cifford Chance has very strong execution capabilities and is very knowledgeable in restructuring transactions.’

  • ‘The individuals I worked with are all very knowledgeable, show a strong drive to close a transaction, are easy to approach and nice to work with.’

Key clients

  • ING Bank N.V.
  • ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Work highlights

Acted for Bio City Development Company, in a landmark decision of the District Court of Amsterdam, sanctioning for the first time a Dutch Restructuring Plan (WHOA) of bonds that were originally governed by English law.