Finch Dispute Resolution — Netherlands
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About
Finch Dispute Resolution is an independent Dutch litigation boutique, founded in 2022 and based in Utrecht. The firm specializes in corporate disputes, commercial litigation and other business conflicts. Finch has an excellent reputation in the field of collective claims, including class actions under the WAMCA. Finch Dispute Resolution covers the full breadth of the civil dispute resolution field. The firm handles domestic and international cases for both individuals and collectives in contractual, liability and governance matters. Its lawyers have significant expertise in shareholder disputes, directors' liability, post M&A litigation, class actions and financial services litigation. With 16 specialised litigators and 5 partners, Finch Dispute Resolution has the size and experience to successfully handle high-value legal proceedings. Its partners, all experts who have worked at reputable top-tier law firms, are closely involved in the handling of cases. They are proficient in translating legal knowledge into practical strategy that provide the critical advantage to their clients. Because of its reputable lawyers in an agile organization, Finch Dispute Resolution has quickly earned a reputation as the go-to boutique for business disputes. - MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE - Corporate disputes - shareholder conflicts - directors and officers liability - financial misreporting - prospectus liability - corporate governance issues - corporate valuation - Commercial litigation - acquisition/post-closing disputes - breach of contract - warranty claims - enforcement disputes - pre-judgment attachment - professional liability - property infringement - Financial disputes - financial institutions’ duty of care - misselling of financial products - excessive lending/borrowing - termination of banking relationship - Class actions - WAMCA proceedings - collective claims by assignment or mandate - mass settlements - public interest lawsuits ### Languages - English - German - Dutch
Office locations
Utrecht
Utrecht
Finch Dispute Resolution Tolsteegsingel 2 3582 Ac Utrecht Utrecht Netherlands
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Lawyers in this office
Carlijn Tjoa
Carlijn Tjoa (1986) is a partner at Finch Dispute Resolution. Carlijn specialises in resolving corporate disputes. Carlijn focuses on company-law disputes, such as impaired shareholder relationships and dead-locks. Carlijn represents shareholders in squeeze-out and buy-out proceedings. She has extensive experience in conducting (urgent) inquiry proceedings at the Amsterdam Enterprise Chamber. In addition, Carlijn is a specialist in the field of liability law, for example regarding misleading prospectuses and annual accounts. Previously, Carlijn worked at the Public Prosecutor’s Office, where she was involved in complex (international) attachment proceedings. · Dispute Resolution
Dieuwertje de Leeuw
Dieuwertje de Leeuw (1983) is a founding partner of Finch Dispute Resolution. Dieuwertje is a commercial litigator with a focus on corporate and contractual disputes. She handles a wide variety of post-M&A disputes, shareholder disputes, directors’ and officers’ liability cases and disputes relating to commercial contracts, including the termination of contracts and negotiations. She is a specialist in the areas of attachments, execution of assets and enforcement of judgments, and has garnered a wide range of experience in relation to disputes in the financial sector. Dieuwertje publishes and lectures on a regular basis. She is on the editorial board of the corporate law journal Bedrijfsjuridische Berichten (Bb) and acts as a guest lecturer at the Vrije Universiteit in a postgraduate legal program on corporate litigation. · Dispute Resolution
Koen Rutten
Koen Rutten (1975) is a founding partner of Finch Dispute Resolution. He specializes in corporate, financial, and commercial dispute resolution. He specializes in company-law disputes, liability proceedings and corporate governance issues. He represents the interests of companies, shareholders, directors and officers, and supervisory directors. Koen also handles Post M&A disputes and inquiry proceedings at the Enterprise Chambers. He also litigates and advises on the Dutch Financial Supervision Act and the liability of financial institutions and supervisory authorities. Koen represents the interest of individuals, but also, he represents clients in class actions and bundled claims He has successfully handled multiple cases on behalf of investors and other victims of misconduct. Koen is the President of the Association for Mass Claims Litigators. · Litigation
Maarten Mussche
Maarten Mussche (1982) is a founding partner of Finch Dispute Resolution. He specializes in corporate and commercial law. He has extensive litigation experience, in-depth knowledge of procedural law and is a skilled negotiator. Maarten handles cases involving shareholder conflicts, breach of business contracts, acquisition-related disputes, directors’ liability and enforcement claims. He advises companies, shareholders, directors and professionals in cases involving potential liability situations. He regularly represents clients in exit proceedings and inquiry proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Appeals in Amsterdam. Maarten holds a PhD (2011) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam on his thesis regarding directors’ liability. He is an editor of the monthly academic journal Maandblad voor Ondernemingsrecht since its launch (2015). Maarten frequently publishes and lectures in the field of corporate and commercial law. · Litigation
Stefan Holterman
Stefan Holterman (1984) is a founding partner of Finch Dispute Resolution. He is a corporate litigator with a focus on shareholder disputes. Stefan has extensive experience in corporate and commercial dispute resolution, handling company-law disputes, liability proceedings and corporate governance issues. He frequently represents clients in proceedings at the Enterprise Chamber (Ondernemingskamer) in Amsterdam. Stefan also counsels directors and officers, shareholders and supervisory authorities on their legal position. Stefan is member of the supervisory board of the Utrecht Bar Association. · Litigation