Wijn & Stael Advocaten N.V. · Netherlands

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The firm: Wijn & Stael is a leading law firm, based in Utrecht, with a modern and practical approach. Wijn & Stael acts on behalf of large and small companies, financial institutions, healthcare institutions, government bodies, non-profit organisations, private individuals and aggrieved civil parties in class actions. It represents clients inside and outside of the Netherlands. ### Areas of practice Restructuring and insolvency: Wijn & Stael has wide-ranging expertise and is well known, nationally and internationally, as an expert in insolvency issues. Its experience in this area is extremely useful when having to deal with corporate restructurings, such as preventing insolvency. Wijn & Stael’s lawyers acted in the corporate restructuring of Partner Logistics, Kroymans Lease Holding and Pouw Automotive. Wijn & Stael’s lawyers act in complex and large bankruptcy cases, such as Landis, Econcern, Spyker N.V., Eurocommerce and The Phone House. Key clients: Rabobank and DLL Financial Solutions Partner. Banking and finance: Wijn & Stael has specific expertise in the areas of financing schemes, leasing, and mergers and acquisitions. Wijn & Stael not only advises companies with their investments, mergers and acquisitions, and how to finance them, but also advises financial institutions. Key clients: Rabobank, DLL Financial Solutions Partner and Athlon. Litigation, arbitration: Wijn & Stael acts in complex and large corporate and financial litigation proceedings, such as proceedings regarding liability of directors, supervisory directors, financial institutions and inquiry proceedings with the Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam. Wijn & Stael has extensive knowledge and experience of procedural practice, but also has expertise in corporate, civil and securities law, (international) arbitration. Employment: Wijn & Stael has extensive expertise in a broad range of employment matters, such as transfer of undertakings, large restructurings/reorganisations under employment law, outsourcing processes, collective redundancies, the position of (non-)executive directors, and all matters concerning labour unions and the works council. It advises large and small businesses in all market segments, inside and outside the Netherlands, as well as directors and managers. Wijn & Stael a.o. successfully advised various US-based organisations with (starting) enterprises in Europe on all aspects of Dutch employment law. Real estate: Wijn & Stael deals with cases covering a broad range of property issues, spatial planning, property development, purchase and lease, not only from a civil law perspective, but also from an administrative law perspective. Wijn & Stael a.o. successfully represented a private investor/real estate developer in proceedings against the provincial authorities regarding the sale of a provincial government building which was contaminated with asbestos; a housing society in the purchase of over 1,400 (existing and newly built) student apartments; a private investor in the negotiations with the municipal authority; and in the redevelopment of a hospital into single-family and student apartments. Contracts and liabilities: Wijn & Stael has ample experience in drawing up and assessing all kinds of contracts; whether it concerns a sale or purchase contract for immovable or movable property or shares, a complex cooperation agreement, a shareholders’ agreement, or a lease or tenancy agreement. In addition, Wijn & Stael has broad experience in proceedings and (international) arbitrations on all kinds of complex liability matters regarding contracts as well as based on tort. Supreme Court litigation: Wijn & Stael is the only law firm with a Supreme Court litigation section in its court district. In particular it deals with Supreme Court litigation cases involving insolvency law, financing, security and leasing, as well as corporate and financial litigation. M&A: Wijn & Stael’s M&A lawyers have successfully concluded hundreds of M&A transactions in a national and an international environment. They know their way around the do’s and don’ts of a transaction, and so are able to offer added value at every phase in the transaction process. ### Languages - Dutch - English - French ### Staffing Figures - 33 Number of attorneys - 14 Number of partners

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Abbas Ali Hyder

Senior attorney · Corporate / M&A

Alex Zijlstra

Attorney · Corporate / M&A

Alexander Logtenberg

Senior attorney · Restructuring & Insolvency

Anke Nijenhuis

Attorney · Administrative Law

Anne Mennens

Attorney · Restructuring & Insolvency

Anne Veltman

Attorney · Procurement

Bart-Adriaan de Ruijter

Partner · Litigation

Bram Schrijver

Attorney · Restructuring & Insolvency

Cindy Hoogteijling

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Daniël Vissers

Attorney · Litigation

Diede Steentjes

Attorney · Banking & Finance

Dominique de Haas

Senior Attorney · Environmental Law

Elisabeth Sneeuw

Partner · Real Estate

Else Loes Pasma

Partner · Employment

Eveline Neele

Attorney · Restructuring & Insolvency

Floor Eikelboom

Partner · Directors' & Officers' Liability

Humphrey Lakens

Managing Partner · Corporate / M&A

Inge Lok

Senior attorney · Restructuring & Insolvency

Jasper van den Berkmortel

Attorney · Restructuring & Insolvency

Jorrit Peters

Attorney · Administrative Law

Karijn Haasjes

Attorney · Real Estate

Karlijn van der Heijden

Senior attorney · Employment

Kars Lichtenberg

Attorney · Corporate / M&A

Kenya Limburg

Attorney · Litigation

Larissa Peereboom-Bogers

Senior attorney · Litigation

Lauret van den Reek

Attorney · Litigation

Leendert Kruidenier

Partner · Employment

Leonore Bruining

Partner · Commercial Litigation

Liselotte Verbeek

Attorney · Labor & Employment

Maaike Faber

Senior Attorney · Employment & Labor

Manon Bonhof

Attorney · Litigation

Marlieke ten Brinke

Senior attorney · Commercial Litigation

Melinda Oerlemans

Attorney · Employment Law

Miranda van Eekelen-Atema

Attorney · Litigation

Noor Zetteler

Partner · Restructuring & Insolvency

Patricia Kleijn

Partner · Real Estate

Pepijn Beugelsdijk

Attorney · Restructuring & Insolvency

Remco Vermaire

Partner · Restructuring & Insolvency

Renske de Groot

Senior Attorney · Banking & Finance

Robert van Faassen

Partner · Restructuring & Insolvency

Roel Menning

Attorney · Employment

Shanna Derksen

Managing Partner · Administrative Law

Simon de Graaff

Attorney · Administrative Law

Sophie Wierenga-Heintz

Senior attorney · Employment

Thijmen Hatt

Attorney · Appellate Litigation

Thijs van Zanten

Partner · Restructuring & Insolvency

Wouter Akkermans

Attorney · Insolvency & Restructuring

Yannick Geryszewski

Partner · Information Technology