De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is a Dutch law firm headquartered in Amsterdam
with branch offices in Beijing
, London
and New York City
. The firm has 61 partners and 270 other qualified lawyers. The firm was founded in 1871.
De Brauw is lead counsel to over 40% of the top 100 companies in the Netherlands.
(UK), Bredin Prat (France), Hengeler Mueller
(Germany), Uría Menéndez (Spain).
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
with branch offices in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, London
London
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and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The firm has 61 partners and 270 other qualified lawyers. The firm was founded in 1871.
De Brauw is lead counsel to over 40% of the top 100 companies in the Netherlands.
Areas of practice
Chambers & Partners ranks De Brauw top tier in eight practice areas, which is more than any other Dutch law firm. De Brauw's main practice areas are:- 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
- Regualtory and Criminal Enforcement
- Tax
- Transportation
Recent deals
- De Brauw acted as lead legal advisor to FortisFortis (finance)Fortis N.V./S.A. was a company active in insurance, banking and investment management. In 2007 it was the 20th largest business in the world by revenue but after encountering severe problems in the financial crisis of 2008, most of the company was sold in parts, with only insurance activities...
and Banco Santander on the EUR 71 billion takeover of ABN AmroABN AMROABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch state-owned bank with headquarters in Amsterdam. It was re-established, in its current form, in 2009 following the acquisition and break up of ABN AMRO Group by a banking consortium consisting of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander and Fortis... - De Brauw advised Akzo NobelAkzo NobelAkzo Nobel N.V., trading as AkzoNobel, is a Dutch multinational, active in the fields of decorative paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 55,000 people. Sales in 2010 were EUR...
on its €11.9 billion acquisition of Imperial Chemical IndustriesImperial Chemical IndustriesImperial Chemical Industries was a British chemical company, taken over by AkzoNobel, a Dutch conglomerate, one of the largest chemical producers in the world. In its heyday, ICI was the largest manufacturing company in the British Empire, and commonly regarded as a "bellwether of the British... - De Brauw advised PhilipsPhilipsKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
on its €7.2 billion divestment of its NXP Semiconductors business to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
International connections
The firm maintains close ties to several other law firms in major business jurisdictions, including Slaughter and MaySlaughter and May
Slaughter and May is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading UK law firms. It also has offices in Beijing, Brussels and Hong Kong....
(UK), Bredin Prat (France), Hengeler Mueller
Hengeler Mueller
Hengeler Mueller is a German law firm of about 240 lawyers, 85 of whom are partners. The firm maintains offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Brussels and London. The firm was created in 1990 when Hengeler Kurth Wirtz and Mueller Weitzel Weisner merged...
(Germany), Uría Menéndez (Spain).