Joost Volkers

Joost Volkers co-heads Van Doorne’s Restructuring group. He specialises in both contentious and litigious restructuring and insolvency matters. He is regularly involved in cross-border restructurings with a Dutch nexus. He is a dedicated collaborative partner for clients on complex issues and disputes in financing, restructuring and bankruptcy law, including related liability proceedings. Joost helps find a solution that works not only legally, but also commercially. Joost frequently publishes on his area of expertise and gives regular presentations and lectures, including at the Vrije Universiteit and the Law Firm School. He is on the editorial board of HERO. · Van Doorne

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Joost Volkers co-heads Van Doorne’s Restructuring group and specialises in contentious and litigious restructuring and insolvency matters, regularly handling cross-border restructurings with a Dutch nexus. He advises financial institutions, investors and corporates on financing, restructuring and bankruptcy law, and regularly publishes and lectures (including at Vrije Universiteit and the Law Firm School); he is also on the editorial board of HERO.

Practice areas

Restructuring & InsolvencyLitigationDispute ResolutionBanking & FinanceCorporate / M&A

Office

Netherlands

Van Doorne · Joost Volkers co-heads Van Doorne’s Restructuring group. He specialises in both contentious and litigious restructuring and insolvency matters. He is regularly involved in cross-border restructurings with a Dutch nexus. He is a dedicated collaborative partner for clients on complex issues and disputes in financing, restructuring and bankruptcy law, including related liability proceedings. Joost helps find a solution that works not only legally, but also commercially. Joost frequently publishes on his area of expertise and gives regular presentations and lectures, including at the Vrije Universiteit and the Law Firm School. He is on the editorial board of HERO.

Netherlands

Expertise

Contentious and litigious restructuringsCross-border restructurings (Dutch nexus)Bankruptcy and insolvency proceedingsFinancing and related liability proceedingsAdvising financial institutions, investors, credit and debt funds and large corporates

Education

Master degrees in Corporate Law and in Trade and Economical Law, Radboud University Nijmegen (2011)
Studied at the University of Glasgow
Law Firm School (May 2013, cum laude)
INSOLAD/Grotius post-graduate specialist course on insolvency law (2017, cum laude)

Languages

DutchEnglish