- De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek 
Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands No. of offices 4 No. of lawyers 341 Major practice areas General practice Revenue 
EUR 115 millionDate founded 1871 (The Hague) Company type N.V. Website www.debrauw.com 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.[1]
De Brauw is lead counsel to over 40% of the top 100 companies in the Netherlands.[2][3]
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Areas of practice
Chambers & Partners [4] 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:[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
- Regualtory and Criminal Enforcement
- Tax
- Transportation
Recent deals
- De Brauw acted as lead legal advisor to Fortis and Banco Santander on the EUR 71 billion takeover of ABN Amro[5]
- De Brauw advised Akzo Nobel on its €11.9 billion acquisition of Imperial Chemical Industries[6]
- De Brauw advised Philips on its €7.2 billion divestment of its NXP Semiconductors business to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts[7]
International connections
The firm maintains close ties to several other law firms in major business jurisdictions, including Slaughter and May (UK), Bredin Prat (France), Hengeler Mueller (Germany), Uría Menéndez (Spain).
References
- ^ a b De Brauw website
- ^ KSU, Stand van de Advocatuur 2005 (in Dutch)
- ^ http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Europe/Firms/3861-34969 De Brauw firm profile Chambers and Partners
- ^ http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Europe/Firms/3861-34969 Chambers and Partners
- ^ Top Legal article
- ^ Legal Week article
- ^ NXP website
External links
Categories:- Law firms of the Netherlands
- Law firms established in 1871
- Dutch law
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