De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands
No. of offices 6
No. of lawyers 341
Major practice areas General practice
Revenue Increase EUR 133 million
Date founded 1871 (The Hague)
Company type N.V.
Website www.debrauw.com

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. is a Dutch law firm headquartered in Amsterdam with branch offices in Brussels, London, New York City, Shanghai and Singapore. The firm has 60 partners and 300 other qualified lawyers. The firm was founded in 1871.[1]

Areas of practice

In 2018, Chambers & Partners[2] ranked De Brauw top tier in twelve practice areas, which is the second highest of any Dutch firm. De Brauw's main practice areas are:[1]

  • Banking and Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate / M&A
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Recovery & Insolvency
  • Employment & Employee Benefits
  • Energy and Natural Resources
  • EU Law, Competition and Regulation
  • Financial Markets Regulation
  • ICT & Telecoms
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual property
  • Investment Management
  • Litigation & Arbitration
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate
  • Regulatory and Criminal Enforcement
  • Tax

Recent deals and matters

  • SBM Offshore settles with Dutch Public Prosecutor’s Service over alleged improper payments
  • SHV and Nutreco announce a recommended cash offer of EUR 3.5 billion for Nutreco
  • IPO Affirmed on NASDAQ
  • Imtech sells its ICT division to VINCI
  • Klépierre to take over Corio in European mall push
  • IPO IMCD on Euronext Amsterdam
  • Gilde Buy Out Partners and Parcom Capital to sell Nedschroef to PMC for EUR 325 million
  • Ahold reaches agreement in principle to settle Waterbury class action in the United States
  • Advising D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 in antitrust case against Nestlé
  • Advent makes a recommended cash offer for UNIT4

International connections

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has been part of a European network of law firms, sometimes called ‘Best Friends’, for a number of years. The members are all renowned firms and market leaders in their jurisdictions: Slaughter and May (UK), Bredin Prat (France), Hengeler Mueller (Germany), Uría Menéndez (Spain), BonelliErede (Italy)

References

  1. 1 2 "De Brauw website". Debrauw.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  2. ↑ "Chambers and Partners". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
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