NETHERLANDS Law and Practice Contributed by: Yvette Borrius, Christine Vreede, Tiffany Zandbergen and Daphne Beunk, Florent B.V.
Florent B.V. is a leading corporate firm in the Nether- lands and works for national and international clients, including corporates, banks, investors and govern- ments. Dispute resolution is one of the main prac- tice areas; the team comprises five partners and 16 lawyers and handles high-value, complex corporate and commercial litigation, particularly in the financial sector, semi-public organisations, real estate and in- dustrial engineering – matters including Rabobank, StandardAero, Mosadex, Renault, Steinhoff, Imtech, TradeWork and Hema, Budget Thuis and Nuts Groep.
Many cases, such as major class-action litigation, gain (international) press attention. The fraud team is specialised in cases of cross-border asset recovery, fraud litigation (prosecuting civil claims) and investi- gations, representing trustees in fraud-related bank- ruptcies and victims of boiler room frauds. Florent’s lawyers enjoy excellent reputations with the courts and among top-tier law firms. Based in Amsterdam, the firm is actively involved in cross-border matters and organisations such as IBA Committees, ICC’s FraudNet, INSOL (Europe), and Lexwork.
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Yvette Borrius is a partner and co-heads the litigation team at Florent. Yvette has over 30 years’ experience in handling complex, international multiparty liability proceedings, class actions, corporate governance and inquiry proceedings, arbitration and commercial litigation. She is an advisory board member of the IBA Litigation Committee, engaged with the corporate law committee of the Dutch Bar and member of the Dutch Association for Corporate Litigation. Yvette is an annotator of case law and regularly lectures within the Netherlands and abroad. She is widely published.
Tiffany Zandbergen is a senior associate in Florent’s litigation team. She specialises in complex corporate and commercial litigation-related matters, with a focus on liability, corporate governance and corporate
litigation. She has vast experience in class action litigation. Tiffany holds a board position at the Association of Young Litigators and she is a member of the Dutch Association for Corporate Litigation. She regularly publishes in scientific journals.
Daphne Beunk is a senior associate in Florent’s litigation team. Daphne specialises in international private law and commercial litigation, acting in a broad range of cases: class action proceedings, summary proceedings,
Christine Vreede is a partner and co-heads the litigation team at Florent. She is a leading expert on complex commercial disputes and class actions. She combines deep legal insight with a strategic,
proceedings on the merits and the recognition of foreign (arbitral) awards. She is also part of the insolvency law practice group, a lecturer at the Radboud University Nijmegen and publishes in the field of private international law. She is a member of the Dutch Association of Young Insolvency Lawyers and the Dutch Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law.
business-oriented approach, helping clients navigate national and EU regulatory developments, including consumer protection and ESG compliance. Christine regularly publishes, lectures and speaks on contract law, class actions and mass claims, both in-house for clients and at academic and professional conferences. Known for her clarity, strategic foresight, and ability to build lasting relationships, she is trusted by market-leading companies and institutions for her pragmatic and effective approach to complex disputes.
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