I am Matthijs Kuijpers

EU Law, Competition and Regulation specialist

Litigation and Dispute Resolution specialist

Experience - Stibbe has advised Heijmans in connection with the procurement and construction of the N23 Westfrisiaweg, a major infrastructure contract.

Experience - Sibbe advises Office Depot on the sale of its European business to The AURELIUS Group.

Experience - Stibbe advises ABN AMRO and HSBC (as joint global coordinators) and the other underwriters on the share placement and listing of Sif Holding N.V. ("Sif"), a leading manufacturer of large steel tubulars which are used as foundation components for the offshore wind and offshore oil & gas markets.

Experience -     Representing Orangefield Trust and ING in a major dispute with the liquidators of the former Akai-group. This dispute concerned the liability of trust companies in relation to cross border transactions with listed securities.   

Experience - Representing AkzoNobel and Eka before the Amsterdam District Court in antitrust damage litigation following on from the European Commission's finding of an antitrust infringement in the sodium chlorate sector. This Amsterdam group action covers nine other European jurisdictions. 

Experience -   Stibbe represents Funai in a major post-M&A dispute with Philips. The dispute concerns the contemplated acquisition by Funai of Philips' Lifestyle Entertainment business, which transaction was terminated by Philips in October 2013.   

Experience -   Represented British Telecom in a major contractual dispute with an internet company, an affiliate of a large insurance company. The internet company claimed damages in connection with the alleged failure of a predecessor of British Telecom to timely supply sufficient internet connection capacity.  

Experience -   Representing Vodafone in a dispute with Macintosh Retail Group (MRG). Following Vodafone's acquisition of BelCompany from MRG, Vodafone was being confronted with a dawn raid by the Dutch competition authority ACM. To preserve its rights under the purchase agreement pending the ACM investigations, Vodafone initiated litigation but immediately argued that these proceedings should be stayed. Despite MRG's objections, the team succeeded in obtaining a favourable ruling from the Court: Vodafone had a legitimate interest in staying the proceedings.  

Experience -   Stibbe represented the New Zealand listed logistics company Mainfreight in a post-M&A dispute. The dispute concerned a significant claim from Mainfreight following the acquisition of a major Dutch logistics group and also involved environmental and lease issues. The dispute was settled amicably in August 2013, culminating in an after tax gain for Mainfreight of NZD12.7 million.  

Experience -   Representing the New Zealand listed logistics company Mainfreight in a post-M&A dispute. The dispute concerned a significant claim from Mainfreight following the acquisition of a major Dutch logistics group. The dispute was settled amicably in August 2012, culminating in an after tax gain for Mainfreight of NZD12.7 million