Lawyers in Netherlands

Cindy Hoogteijling

Partner

Wijn & Stael Advocaten N.V.

Cindy Ting

Cindy Ting advises international and national entrepreneurs and organisations in disputes concerning personnel, employee participation and dismissal. Cindy works in the employment law and dismissal and litigation sections of Russell Advocaten. The focus of Cindy Ting’s practice is employment law, in particular workplace related issues, dismissal, corporate immigration and employee participation.

Russell Advocaten B.V.

Clair Wermers

Partner

CMS

Claire Huijts

Rutgers & Posch

Claire Overduijn

Claire’s practice focuses on corporate law, in particular on M&A and commercial contracts. She advises on domestic and cross-border M&A as well as on general transactional and corporate matters.

Florent

Claire van der Hoeven

Counsel

HabrakenRutten

Claudia Beele

Claudia is a partner in Stek's corporate group. She advises clients in the mid-market/large corporate segment and has a strong focus on the (renewable) energy sector, which may include wind energy, solar, geothermal energy and biomass projects. As she is fluent in German she also regularly advises on transactions and projects with a German angle, both in- and outbound.

Stek

Claudia van Rappard-Priem

Partner (M&A and Private Equity)

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Claudia van der Most

Lawyer - Partner

Dirkzwager legal & tax

Cláudia Mendes Pinto

Senior Associate

Hogan Lovells International LLP

Coco van Zuiden

Local Department

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Coen Barneveld Binkhuysen

Osborne Clarke

Coen Thomas

Coen Thomas is a partner Stek’s corporate group, with a strong focus on the (renewable) energy sector. Coen represents developers, sponsors, investors, financiers and market parties in relation to the development, financing of and transactions in (large) projects, with a focus on the energy sector. Coen has extensive experience with innovative commercial contracts and has also worked on service contracts to support the transition to the circular economy. Before moving to Stek in 2021, Coen worked as a lawyer at Allen & Overy and NautaDutilh and in-house as Managing Counsel Projects EMEA at Shell.

Stek

Conny Staudt-Bos

Partner

AKD

Constantijn Voogt

Partner (Civil Law Notary)

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Corinne Schot

Corinne Schot, partner and lawyer at BUREN, specialises in banking and finance law. She has more than 25 years of experience advising global financial institutions, corporates, and investment funds on complex financing transactions, derivatives, and financial regulation.

Buren

Cornélie Arnouts

Partner

Dentons

Cynthia de Witt Wijnen-Guman

Partner | Civil-Law Notary

NewGround Law B.V.

Cyriel Ruers

Cyriel Ruers works as a lawyer in the field of public economic law, with a focus on competition law, market regulation and consumer protection matters. He has a broad experience in administrative enforcement proceedings – such as administrative fines – before inter alia the Dutch Competition Authority (ACM), the Human Environment and Transport Directorate (ILT) and the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). His competition law practice covers the full width and ranges from investigations by the ACM into antitrust infringements, merger notifications and advice on various forms of cooperation and (online) distribution. Cyriel furthermore advises companies in regulated sectors, such as telecom, aviation and energy. For example, he assisted a big telecom provider in the most recent state auction of telecom frequencies (the "5G auction"). He also assisted airline companies in proceedings on the allocation and use of scarce slots at Schiphol Airport. In the energy sector, Cyriel advised on a range of issues, including access to district heating networks and compliance with the REMIT Regulation. He also has extensive experience in consumer law. Cyriel advises and represents companies in various cases about unfair trade practices and online pricing. He has particular experience in greenwashing cases, most recently in proceedings before the Advertising Code Committee (RCC) concerning carbon offsets in the aviation sector. Cyriel also regularly advises on other administrative law issues, such as scarce permits, subsidies and public access to government information (Open Government Act, formerly Wob). Cyriel litigates on behalf of companies in civil law matters involving sector-specific regulation or consumer law. For example, he successfully defended an airline in proceedings brought by the Dutch Consumers' Association (Consumentenbond) and represented a telecom provider in various damages actions brought by a competitor regarding network access and access tariffs. Cases that Cyriel has worked on: Representation of an international energy company in civil (damages) proceedings against the Dutch State regarding the mandatory closure of coal-fired power plants in the Netherlands; Assisting an international electronics company against a EUR 39 million fine by the ACM for alleged prohibited vertical influence on retail prices; Successful summary proceedings on behalf of two Dutch airlines against the slot coordinator (ACNL) regarding the application of new slot allocation rules. Assisting a major telecom provider during the latest State auction of telecom frequencies; Successful defense of a major telecom provider against a EUR 115 million damage claim by a competitor based on the abuse of a dominant position. In 2021, Cyriel completed the Grotius specialization course in General Administrative Law. He has written academic articles in various journals, most recently in the Journal for Consumer Law and Commercial Practices (Tijdschrift voor Consumentenrecht en Handelspraktijken) on the use of pricing algorithms and the Journal for Energy Law (Tijdschrift voor Energierecht) on access to district heating networks. Previously, Cyriel wrote articles for SEW, JBPlus and contributed articles for inter alia the Aviation Law Review. Cyriel obtains at least ten training credits annually in the legal practice area competition law in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar. Before joining Maverick Advocaten, Cyriel was a lawyer at Allen & Overy (Amsterdam) for nearly 10 years.

Maverick Advocaten N.V.

Cyril Christiaans

Of Counsel

NautaDutilh

Daan Arends

DLA Piper

Daan Beenders

Daan is widely regarded as one of the most prominent litigation partners in the Netherlands. Daan specializes in liability and contract law, procedural law and mass claims. Daan leads Van Doorne’s top tier litigation team, which has grown into one of the largest litigation teams in the Netherlands. Before joining Van Doorne as partner and Head of Litigation, Daan was a partner at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek for many years, where he was one of the senior litigators within the dispute resolution group of the firm. Daan represents leading companies and multinationals in complex commercial litigation and class actions, both nationally and internationally. He advises a broad spectrum of leading companies on liability and commercial contracting matters and has been involved as lead counsel in numerous groundbreaking lawsuits in the Netherlands. Daan regularly lectures and publishes on his areas of expertise. He is often cited in leading newspapers and media outlets on litigation and mass claims topics. His expertise has earned him the prestigious ILO Client Choice Award as the best Litigation lawyer in the Netherlands. Daan is recognized as a Leading Partner in two Legal500 categories: Commercial Litigation and Class Actions. Both Daan and his team are highly ranked in the Legal500 and Chambers. Daan has been serving as a deputy judge (rechter-plaatsvervanger) for more than 15 years. Clients Daan is regularly instructed in many of the largest and most complex litigation matters in the Netherlands. His practice spans high‑stakes commercial disputes, collective actions and regulatory litigation. He acts for some of the most prominent and influential companies operating in the Dutch market, including Ahold, Bergman Clinics, Domino’s, FrieslandCampina, Havenbedrijf Rotterdam, Holland Casino, Pon Holdings, Tata Steel, Tommy Hilfiger and Trivium. These clients rely on his strategic insight, his ability to navigate sensitive corporate and reputational issues and his track record in delivering results in high-stake matters.

Van Doorne

Daan Bruins

Associate

Dentons

Daan Doorenbos

Daan's experience includes dealing with all areas of compliance with securities, financial, tax and environmental legislation. Furthermore, he provides representation and assistance for (listed) companies and their directors facing criminal investigations or prosecutions. He also has a lot of experience with major out-of-court settlements. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/daan-doorenbos.

Stibbe