De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek - Firm Profile

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, MÆ 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.

The firms practice covers a broad range of Dutch, EU and Netherlands Antilles law. This includes corporate, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, banking, equity and debt capital markets, asset and structured finance, project finance, corporate recovery and insolvency, restructuring, investment management, tax, corporate and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation, EU / competition, corporate criminal defense and investigations, intellectual property, patents, information technology and communication, public law, insurance, estate planning, real estate, employment and employee benefits. The firm has cross-practice groups for, among others, energy, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, financial institutions, private equity, health care and aviation.