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Banking
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Heussen
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Stek
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Van Doorne
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AKD
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Baker McKenzie
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Bond Advocaten
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Houthoff
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Simmons & Simmons
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Greenberg Traurig
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Lexence
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Orange Clover
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Taylor Wessing
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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NautaDutilh
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Simmons & Simmons
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Freshfields
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Houthoff
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Loyens & Loeff
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AKD
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Baker McKenzie
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Linklaters
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NautaDutilh
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Stibbe
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Freshfields
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Houthoff
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Loyens & Loeff
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Baker McKenzie
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Bird & Bird
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Greenberg Traurig
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Simmons & Simmons
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 1
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A&O Shearman
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NautaDutilh
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Clifford Chance
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Freshfields
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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FIZ advocaten
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Loyens & Loeff
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Stibbe
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Bond Advocaten
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Dentons
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Eversheds Sutherland
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Rutgers & Posch
4 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 2
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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NautaDutilh
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Stibbe
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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AKD
8 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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FG Lawyers
2 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
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A&O Shearman
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
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Freshfields
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Stibbe
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AKD
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Baker McKenzie
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DLA Piper
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Houthoff
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Florent
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Jones Day
4 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

DeBreij
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Heussen
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
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Tier 6

Bird & Bird
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Eversheds Sutherland
4 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
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Orange Clover
4 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
2 practice areas
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Vriman M&A Lawyers
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Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
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9Corporate
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BarentsKrans
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DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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JB Law
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Ploum Lodder Princen
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Rutgers & Posch
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Project development
Tier 1
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A&O Shearman
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AKD
8 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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NautaDutilh
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Habraken Rutten
3 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Pels Rijcken
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Habraken Rutten
3 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Pels Rijcken
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
25 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Resor
4 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Wijn & Stael
2 practice areas
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Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Florent
3 practice areas
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HVG Law
2 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
4 practice areas
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Van Benthem & Keulen
1 practice area
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A&O Shearman
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Allen & Overy is a Magic Circle firm with a global presence in 31 countries. The firm’s Netherlands office is located in Amsterdam and houses more than 30 partners. 

 

Focusses/specialisms 

With a tier 1 ranking consistently across practice areas, Allen & Overy is one of the market leaders in the jurisdiction. 

The firm is renowned for its work for international and Dutch lenders in the banking space. It often works on large-scale refinancings, acquisition financings and bridge to bond financings, and has market-leading expertise in syndicated lending work. 

 

 

 

 

 

22 results22 results
Femke Bierman
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Ellen Cramer-de Jong
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Financial services regulatory
Investment funds
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
England & Wales (registered foreign lawyer)
Christiaan de Brauw
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Industry Sector:
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Zeeger de Jongh
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Project finance
PPP/PFI
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Niels de Ru
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Asset finance
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Koen de Wit
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Project finance
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Jonathan Heeringa
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Charles Honée
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Sigrid Jansen
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Gerard Kastelein
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Karine Kodde
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Aroen Kuitenbrouwer
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Banking
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Joyce Leemrijse
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
England & Wales (registered foreign lawyer)
Katinka Middelkoop
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
New York
Tom Reutelingsperger
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Sophie Roozendaal
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Werner Runge
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Project finance
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Asset finance
PPP/PFI
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Industry Sector:
Banking
Energy
Real estate
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Justin Steer
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Industry Sector:
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
South Africa
Netherlands
England & Wales
Tim Stevens
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Industry Sector:
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Andrew Thomas
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Practice Area:
Banking
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Industry Sector:
Banking
Financial services
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Victoria
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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2023-07-03
A&O Shearman
Netherlands
M&A
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Egeria Capital BV - M&A
2023-07-19
A&O Shearman
Netherlands
M&A
Egeria Capital BV
Buyer
ProQR Therapeutics NV - M&A
2023-08-01
A&O Shearman
Netherlands
M&A
ProQR Therapeutics NV
Seller
Koninklijke Brill NV - M&A
2023-10-12
A&O Shearman
Netherlands
M&A
Koninklijke Brill NV
Target
RTL Group SA - M&A
2023-12-15
A&O Shearman
Netherlands
M&A
RTL Group SA
Seller
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A&O Shearman creates EU chair role to boost client access
Tom Schoors will combine the new EU chair role with his post as Belgium managing partner, helping global clients to tap into the firm’s EU expertise across 16 offices
April 29 2026
ESG
Golden scales of justice, books, Statue of Lady Justice. Owl and
Agency interpretation survives Chevron deference rollback
Lawyers at A&O Shearman and Vinson & Elkins say that judges are approaching statutory interpretation differently following Loper Bright, but they are still paying attention to government arguments
Ralph Cunningham, July 29 2025
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Akin, A&O Shearman and more
New hires were made across the finance practices in New York, San Francisco, London and Milan
Karry Lai, July 10 2025
M&A
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Italy M&A pulse: A&O Shearman talks opportunity and growth strategy
Paolo Nastasi, managing partner for Italy, delves into Q1 market trends, deal structures and how the firm is driving growth at a practice level
Noemi Distefano, July 03 2025
Banking
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IFLR weekly roundup: OCC confirms plans to simplify capital requirements rules for US banks
Regulations must be effective, not excessive, says OCC chief Rodney Hood
Noemi Distefano, June 05 2025
M&A
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EU merger guidelines makeover: clearer rules, trickier game
As the European Commission seeks input on updating its 20-year-old merger rules, focusing on traditional competition metrics will no longer be enough, lawyers say
Noemi Distefano, June 05 2025
Banking
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A&O Shearman’s Denise Gibson: ‘I got comfortable being uncomfortable’
The UK managing partner reflects on her career and discusses the opportunities ahead for the firm, particularly in leveraged finance
Karry Lai, May 14 2025
Capital Markets
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Behind the deal: How A&O Shearman secured a landmark green bond transaction
Partner Tom Grant discusses the legal innovation behind the first Solvency II-compliant restricted tier 1 bond issuance in Portugal and how it can help the firm to win more work
Noemi Distefano, April 30 2025
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