Victor ten Have partner banking & finance Florent / Victor ten Have partner banking & finance Florent

Florent kondigt met trots aan dat Victor ten Have per 1 februari 2023 is toegetreden als partner banking & finance.

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Florent is proud to announce that Victor ten Have has joined Florent as a partner in banking & finance per 1 February 2023.

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Het litigation team van Florent heeft bijgedragen aan de Chambers Practice Guide 2023. Lees de Chambers Practice Guide 2023 hier.

David Weinstein partner vastgoed Florent / David Weinstein partner real estate Florent

Florent kondigt met trots aan dat David Weinstein per 1 december 2022 is toegetreden als partner vastgoed.

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Florent is proud to announce that David Weinstein has joined Florent as a partner in real estate practice group per 1 December 2022.

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Florent publiceert. Daphne Beunk schreef voor de FIP een artikel over de Peeters/Gatzen-vordering in het IPR. Het is een overzichtsartikel en verdieping van dit onderwerp na eerdere annotaties over dit onderwerp. Haar conclusie: dé Peeters/Gatzen-vordering bestaat niet in het IPR.

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Joris Oster partner arbeidsrecht Florent / Joris Oster partner employment law Florent

Florent kondigt met trots aan dat Joris Oster per 1 november 2022 is toegetreden als partner arbeidsrecht.

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Florent is proud to announce that Joris Oster has joined Florent as a partner in our employment law practice per 1 November 2022.

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Florent publiceert: noot van advocaat Daphne Beunk onder uitspraak Hof van Justitie 22 april 2021 (ZM/E.A. Frerichs), waarin het Hof van Justitie de verwijzingsregels voor benadelende rechtshandelingen preciseert. Ook een (vermeend Paulianeuze) betaling verricht door de (latere) failliet ter nakoming van een verplichting van een derde wordt in het kader van artikel 13 IVO (16 IVO II) beheerst door het recht dat op de relevante overeenkomst van toepassing is.

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Florent is mentioned several times in the recently published 2022 edition of the Chambers Europe and Legal 500 guide. We are proud of the rankings and very grateful for the great feedback we received from our clients.

Florent’s lawyers are described as “very capable, accurate, friendly and speedy." According to a client "Florent has a 'business first' approach," and appreciates that "efforts are being made to make a solution possible that makes commercial sense."

The following practice areas and lawyers are listed:

CHAMBERS EUROPE 2022

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market (band 4)

• Matthijs Brons
  • "has the capacity to make things simple, without losing his eye for detail"
• Pieter van den Brink
  • "very knowledgeable, sympathetic person to work with who is able to make an assessment to where the room for negotiation is in a transaction"
• Pieter van Uchelen
  • "combines technical knowledge and skills with customer knowledge and a practical approach"

Dispute Resolution (band 4)

• Chris Jager
  • "combines legal expertise with excellent tactical and strategic advice"
• Yvette Borrius
  • "strategic and pragmatic, engaged, hands-on, solution-oriented, available and a pleasure to work with"

Restructuring/Insolvency (band 3)

• Hanneke De Coninck – Smolders
  • "she is very well informed and has good communication skills" 
• Kees van de Meent
  • "perfect combination of a holistic view and a hands-on approach"

LEGAL 500 2022

Restructuring/Insolvency (tier 2)

• Hanneke De Coninck (leading individual & practice head)
• Kees van de Meent (practice head)
• Florent is ‘very capable of handling complex bankruptcies’ and acts for companies, financial institutions and creditors in financial distress. It often handles cases with cross-border aspects and its team members are frequently appointed as administrators and bankruptcy trustees. The practice is headed up by Hanneke De Coninck and Kees van de Meent ; they are described by clients as ‘a pleasure to work with’ and De Coninck is recommended for trustee work and liquidations.

Fraud & White-collar crime (tier 3)

• Kees van de Meent (practice head)
• Jurgen van den Heuvel (other key lawyer)
• Florent stands out for its focus on civil fraud and assetrecovery, and its focus on representing the victims of fraud and white-collar crime. The ‘top-notch, creative and commercial’ team has considerable experience in cross-border asset recovery, fraud litigation, and financial fraud investigations work, and also handles the prosecution of civil fraud cases. The team is headed by insolvency law and international asset recovery specialist Kees Van Der Meent.

Dispute Resolution (tier 4)

• Yvette Borrius; Chris Jager (practice heads)
• Emille Buziau (other key lawyer)
• Florent’s commercial litigation team ‘combines a high level of knowledge and legal skills with a great dedication to the client’. Housing a number of experienced litigators, the team acts for both claimants and defendants on high-profile cases in the finance, public and industrial sectors. Practice co-head Yvette Borriusspecialises in liability, corporate governance and corporate litigation; while Chris Jager, who jointly leads the team, is recommended for cross-border litigation and arbitration.

Commercial, Corporate & M&A (tier 5)

• Pieter van den Brink; Matthijs Brons; Pieter van Uchelen (practice heads)
• Katharina Bottenberg; Jean-Pierre van Leeuwe (other key lawyers)
• Corporate law boutique Florent is a popular choice for clients from the food and beverage, infrastructure, media and entertainment and technology sectors. Pieter van den Brink , Matthijs Brons  and Pieter Van Uchelen jointly lead the practice which handles mid-market M&A, joint venture, commercial contract, corporate governance and reorganisation matters, in addition to related disputes.

Click here for the rankings of Florent in the 2022 edition of Chambers Europe
Click here for the rankings of Florent in the 2022 edition of the Legal 500 guide

Het litigation team van Florent heeft bijgedragen aan de Chambers Practice Guide 2022. De nieuwe gids biedt de meest recente juridische informatie over de financiering van rechtszaken, het starten van een rechtszaak, pre-trial procedures, voorlopige voorzieningen, rechtszaken en hoorzittingen, schikking, schadevergoeding en vonnis, alternatieve geschillenbeslechting (ADR), arbitrage en de impact van COVID-19.

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Op 16 december 2020 is de Tijdelijke Betalingsuitstelwet in werking getreden. Deze wet moet vermijdbare faillissementen en andere verhaalsacties voorkomen. Daphne Beunk en Willem Overgoor schreven hierover een overzichtsartikel in het Tijdschrift voor Curatoren.

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COVID-19 has a huge impact on the performance under a commercial lease. Everywhere, companies with a leased space are looking for ways to reduce the rent or defer payment of rent. A collaboration of esteemed law firms from all over the world are launching a Comparative e-guide: "Covid-19 & Commercial leases, a tour around the globe". This e-guide provides a global insight to lawyers and companies whether Covid-19 gives valid ground to amend a commercial lease in 34 different jurisdictions.

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