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Stibbe assisted the Belgian Buildings Agency in its claim for time extension and additional payment and in a litigation with the contractor concerning the ‘Residence Palace Building’, a new landmark in Brussels that will be the seat of the EU Council.

Successfully defended the global train manufacturer Bombardier Transportation in a dispute with the Israeli insurance company Phoenix. The dispute related to two fire incidents that occurred in Israel in 2001,  involving trains supplied by Bombardier Tran

Stibbe represented a global lifts manufacturer in several antitrust damage proceedings in Belgium brought by several entities, including the European Commission, following the European Commission's finding of an antitrust infringement in the elevator and

Stibbe represented Ballast Nedam and its subsidiaries in a major corporate fraud dispute with a former director and several other parties, including suppliers.

Stibbe assisted Syngenta Crop Protection AG in its successful public voluntary take-over bid on all outstanding securities of Devgen NV.

Representing ABN AMRO in a major dispute with inter alia former group companies Fortis N.V. and Fortis SA/NV (renamed: Ageas).

Advising the Dutch financial group ING in selling its stake in US bank Capital One for USD 3 billion. 

Stibbe assisted a leading Belgian bank with a number of highly complex and sensitive litigation cases about the sale of Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs) to corporate and private clients during the period 2005-2007.

Stibbe assisted Cellerix with its merger with Euronext-Brussels-listed Tigenix.

Stibbe assisted Belgocontrol in legal proceedings pursued by Ryanair, BATA, and others to seek damages for the losses they incurred because of the spontaneous strikes by Brussels Airport’s air-traffic controllers in 2009.

Stibbe assisted the Flemish Region in an EU litigation by defending its interests based on Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU, previously Article 226 TEC).

Stibbe represents Heineken as a major creditor in the bankruptcy of the catering company Plassania.

On 22 April 2022, Amsterdam Trade Bank N.V. ("ATB") filed for bankruptcy and was declared bankrupt by the Amsterdam District Court. The court appointed D.D. Nijkamp and J.E.P.A. van Hooff as bankruptcy trustees.

Stibbe assisted New Mountain Capital with Luxembourg legal aspects related to the signing of a purchase agreement pursuant to which Grant Thornton Luxembourg will join a new transatlantic professional services platform led by Grant Thornton Advisors LLC.