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Clifford Chance LLP

Restructuring/Insolvency

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Clifford Chance LLP

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Netherlands

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance is a highly regarded law firm that advises both lenders and debtors on high profile debt restructuring matters. The team has a broad practice that encompasses emergency financing, debt enforcement processes, WHOA schemes and English law schemes of arrangement. Team members also offer notable experience in contentious proceedings, including bankruptcy litigation and insolvency proceedings, often working alongside lawyers from the firm's dispute resolution practice.

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Work Highlights

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  • Clifford Chance assisted Damen Shipyards with its global restructuring and refinancing of its facility with a syndicate of lenders.

Strengths

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  • The team suggests options, weighs up the pros and cons and is always available.

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  • Clifford Chance has strong restitution power, is knowledgeable and good at process management, the law firm is quite practical and tries to keep things as simple as possible.

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  • The law firm has a great deal of experience on complex matters and an international network for cross-border transactions.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jelle Hofland
    Jelle Hofland

    Jelle Hofland

    Jelle Hofland remains a leading individual for assisting lenders with high profile bankruptcy proceedings and emergency financing mandates. He also represents Dutch companies in restructuring mandates.

    • Jelle Hofland is a very sharp lawyer who is also approachable and down to earth.

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  • Ilse van Gasteren
    Ilse van Gasteren

    Ilse van Gasteren

    Ilse van Gasteren frequently assists companies with debt restructuring mandates, including under the Dutch scheme of arrangement. She also has experience acting for lenders.
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