NETHERLANDS Law and Practice Contributed by: Yvette Borrius, Emille Buziau, Marit Balkema and Daphne Beunk, Florent B.V.
Florent B.V. is a leading corporate firm in the Netherlands and works for national and inter - national clients, including corporates, banks, in- vestors and governments. Dispute resolution is one of the main practice areas; the team com- prises four partners and 13 lawyers and han- dles high-value, complex corporate and com- mercial litigation, particularly in the financial sector, semi-public organisations, real estate and industrial engineering – matters including Rabobank, StandardAero, Mosadex, Renault, Steinhoff, Imtech, TradeWork and Hema. Many
cases, such as major class-action litigation, gain (international) press attention. The fraud team is specialised in cases of cross-border as- set recovery, fraud litigation (prosecuting civil claims) and investigations, representing trus- tees in fraud-related bankruptcies 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 of Florent. Yvette has over 30 years’ experience in handling complex, international multiparty liability proceedings, class
Emille Buziau is a partner and co-heads the litigation team at Florent. He represents shareholders, directors and supervisory board members in corporate ligation, including
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.
inquiry proceedings in the Dutch Enterprise Chamber. He handles disputes concerning listed companies, medium-sized businesses, private equity and venture capital and specialises in commercial litigation. He is particularly experienced in seizing and obtaining evidence in disclosure proceedings. Emille is a member of the Dutch Association for Corporate Litigation. He is a regular speaker on post M&A disputes.
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