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Lexence
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Lexence

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Overview

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  • Managing Partner: Wendy de Ruiter-Lörx
    Management Board: Bob Bekker, Timo Jansen
    Number of partners: 36
    Number of lawyers/civil law notaries: 95+
    Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish

    Firm Overview:
    Lexence is a leading Dutch law firm specialised in corporate law and real estate law, located in Amsterdam’s main business district. The firm is mission driven, where client service and people development reinforce each other. This results in the best value for their clients and an environment for their people to reach their full potential. The firm provides legal services to both national and international companies who operate in the Dutch market.

    Lexence is a key player in the market and they are acknowledged for:

    ■ Problem solving focus: Lexence is built around specialised teams, offering bespoke solutions, directed by actively engaged and hands-on partners, resulting in long-term client relationships

    ■ Distinctive professionalism: Lexence offers premium service, maximum efficiency and uncompromising quality, leading to a first ranked position for mid-market mergers and acquisitions and a key position for real estate

    ■ Sustainable profitability: Lexence focuses on client impact and is managed professionally, resulting in a highly profitable firm with continuous growth and consistently first ranked revenues per employee

    Main Areas of Practice:  

    Corporate & Commercial:
    The Lexence corporate and commercial lawyers and civil law-notaries specialize in legal support regarding mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital transactions, employment and benefits law, commercial and corporate disputes, structuring and restructuring.

    Contact: Luc Habets
    Email: [email protected]

    Contact: Joost Kolkman
    Email: [email protected]

    Real Estate:
    Lexence’s real estate lawyers and civil law-notaries handle cases related to environmental law, area development, construction, purchase and sale, commercial hire, and management and financing real estate projects. The real estate projects the lawyers work on involve large-scale urban development, development of logistic properties, shopping malls, office buildings and residential projects.

    Contact: Bob Bekker
    Email: [email protected]

    International:
    Lexence collaborates intensively with law firms abroad to provide the best service to every client every time. This collaboration is made possible by active involvement in the pre-eminent international network, Meritas. Meritas is one of the largest international networks of independent law firms.

Ranked Offices at Lexence

Provided by Lexence

Netherlands - Head office

North Holland

Amstelveenseweg 500 , Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, 1081 KL, Amsterdam

Ranked Departments at Lexence (3)

Netherlands

Ranked Individuals at Lexence (6)

Netherlands

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