De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek - Firm Profile
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Size of Organization: 350
Year Established: 1871
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is a Dutch independent business law firm. De Brauw specialises in providing legal advice in complex business transactions and commercial litigation. Ever since the firm was founded, in 1871, it has focused on providing top quality legal services and on developing outstanding lawyers. The firm continuously looks forward to breaking new ground, providing expertise and experience to its clients in their ever-changing markets, year after year, in some cases, for over a century.
Over 40% of the top 100 companies in the Netherlands choose De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek as their lead law firm. Many of De Brauw's clients are large international companies or financial institutions and they regularly ask the firm to manage their cross-border corporate or financial transactions. Or they ask the firm to advise or litigate in international commercial disputes that involve a Dutch and/or Netherlands Antilles angle.
The full spectrum of corporate, MĘ and finance activities is handled by a team of partners experienced in domestic and international transactions. They are supported by partners in specialist practices, such as EU / competition, tax and employment, who are also leaders in their field. De Brauws' lawyers understand the European and Anglo-American legal cultures and the demands of an international practice. Internationally, the firm maintains close working relationships with the leading firms in the major business jurisdictions.
Statement of Practice Summary:
European Union Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Banking Law; Equity Finance; Capital Markets; Asset Based Finance; Structured Finance; Project Finance; Corporate Recovery; Corporate Insolvency; Financial Restructuring; Investments; Tax Law; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation; Competition Law; Corporate Criminal Law; Corporate Investigations; Intellectual Property; Patents; Information Technology; Communications Law; Public Law; Insurance Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Energy Law; Pharmaceutical Regulation; Telecommunications Law; Financial Institutions Law; Health Care; Aviation Law.