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    Van Doorne is a leading independent Dutch law firm.
    With around 185 lawyers, we have been advising our clients for almost 90 years in a broad range of legal expertises relevant to them. Our lawyers are internationally recognised as leading experts, both in their area of practice and industries in which they operate. How can we assist?    

    Brexit: Are you ready?

    We have set up a special Brexit team to support (foreign) companies in process and insurance law, financial law, tax law, privacy, employment law, corporate law, insolvency and restructuring, energy and environment, consumer goods and retail and European and competition law.
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    News

    Van Doorne FinTech team and Arno Voerman again Band 1 Chambers 2020

    20 January 2020
    In the Chambers Ranking 2020, Van Doorne is once again ranked as a FinTech office with a Band 1 ranking. In addition, Van Doorne lawyer Arno Voerman is again the only Dutch lawyer with a Band 1 ranking for FinTech. Louis Jonker has been newly ranked in Band 3.
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     Opinion

    It’s all about atmosphere and craftmanship

    20 January 2020
    After the automation in recent years, we are on the eve of more robotics applications in the physical store. But is that the right step? Els de Wind is head of the International Labour Law Team at Van Doorne and primarily works at the intersection of labour law and corporate law. She works on efficiency, but also advocates solidarity in the workplace.
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     Opinion

    Fight for data

    16 January 2020
    There is some work to be done for the shopkeeper! Information flows around consumer goods and food & beverages will bring profits to the retail chain. Not the products will provide the margins, but their data: the logistics process and user behaviour.
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    3 ranked Van Doorne Arbitration specialists

    18 December 2019
    The Dutch arbitration community has been widely recognized in the 2020 edition of Global Arbitration Review & Who’s Who Legal Arbitration. Van Doorne is one of two Dutch firms with three ranked specialists: Fleur Potter, Bas van Zelst and Rogier Schellaars. We view this as an encouragement to our hard-working and dedicated arbitration team, established in June 2019.
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     Article

    Be prepared for activist shareholders

    27 December 2019
    It can cause some sleepless nights for directors and supervisory directors: a letter from an activist shareholder with the urgent request to sell a business unit or search for a takeover candidate.
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    New board for 90-year-old Van Doorne "Legal solutions also need to be supported by society nowadays"

    13 December 2019
    Saskia Laseur (1966, civil law notary) has been appointed as the new managing partner of Van Doorne lawyers, civil law notaries and tax specialists. On 1 January, she will succeed Johan Boeren, who is returning to the practice. Together with Jasper Leedekerken (1975, litigation) and Rob de Win (1969, transactions) she forms the day-to-day management board. The new appointments will provide rejuvenation and a more social direction. "Because our clients are not interested in legal solutions that are not socially explainable in these demanding times," says Laseur.
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    Highlight: Partnerships in Tech

    We work for prominent Dutch and international companies, business and financial service providers, semi-public organisations and government institutions. We are also a state advocate in tax matters. We aim to maintain long-term relationships with our clients. We have been working with most of them for years now, and that is something we are very proud of.
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    Recommendations

    "'Top quality and well resourced', the Van Doorne team is also highlighted for its 'thorough knowledge of cross-border jurisdictional issues'" - The Legal 500 EMEA 2019
    "The lawyers are 'pragmatic in their solutions, responsive and proactively advise on relevant developments'" -  Chambers Europe 2019
    "The Van Doorne team is recommended for being 'very dedicated and able to bring together the right experts in a team'" - The Legal 500 EMEA 2019
    “Van Doorne is a leading law firm in the Netherlands with the resources to provide high calibre advice in a wide range of practice areas. Typically their advice is pragmatic, business-oriented and cost effective." - IFLR1000 2019
    "The team created a lot of value for our company" - Chambers Europe 2019
    "They are inventive in terms of providing a strategic playbook in helping us to achieve our goals" - Chambers Europe 2019