Expertise

We oversee the playing field and have indepth knowledge of the dilemmas our clients face, so we know what to expect. Our experience of years helps us to navigate our clients through difficult situations. In order to create and maintain a solid position for our clients as a basis for achieving results. We specialise in the following key areas:

Resolution of Corporate disputes

  • Disrupted relationships within or between the bodies of a company
  • Deadlocks in the decision-making process
  • Mismanagement
  • Directors and officers liability
  • Corporate governance
  • Withdrawal, expulsion and buy-out of shareholders
  • Financial reporting
  • Financing and valuation issues
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Hostile takeovers and anti-takeover protection
  • Fraud and internal investigations
  • Appointments by the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal

Resolution of Commercial disputes

  • Collective (damages) actions, including class actions
  • Mass damages settlements, particularly investors' and cartel-related damages
  • Disputes about commercial (joint venture) agreements
  • Warranty claims and M&A disputes
  • Professional liability (including accountants and civil-law notaries)
  • General contract law and property law issues
Track Record

This experience is used both in preventing proceedings (including via commercial mediation) and in litigation before the Dutch courts, including the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, as well as in national and international arbitration.