Corporate litigation


  • Delta Lloyd on the joint venture with ABN Amro
  • representing Hagemeyer in a dispute with the bankruptcy receivers of Ceteco, who filed a claim against Hagemeyer, its former directors and its accountants for the estate’s deficit
  • representing Baan in a dispute with a group of its shareholders, claiming substantial damages as a result of alleged financial misrepresentations by Baan and some of its directors
  • acting for Deloitte on financial reporting issues relating to Ahold
  • representing KPN and Reed Elsevier in proceedings with the Enterprise Chamber relating to the revision of their annual accounts
  • acting for Versatel in proceedings with the Enterprise Chamber relating to an investigation into a public offer of Tele2 on all listed securities of Versatel and the subsequently proposed statutory merger of Versatel and a Dutch Tele2 entity
  • acting for Carmeuse in its dispute with Lafarge relating to a joint venture with respect to their North American activities, both in proceedings with the Enterprise Chamber and in ICC arbitration proceedings
  • acting for Belgacom in international NAI arbitration proceedings against Tele Denmark regarding a contractual dispute arising out of an international M&A transaction
  • representing Group4Securicor and its Dutch subsidiary Falck Nederland in a dispute with the works council of Falck Beveiligingen, arising out of the contemplated transfer of control over Falck Nederland to a third party
  • representing a Jersey investment fund in a dispute with a US listed company with respect to a number of disputes arising out of a M&A transaction relating to industrial activities in Eastern Europe, both in the courts of the Netherlands and in international arbitration proceedings
  • representing LVMH in its landmark dispute with Gucci, resulting in a number of proceedings with the Enterprise Chamber