NautaDutilh

Firm Details 

Board: Lieke van der Velden, Sjoerd Meijer, Marike Bakker

Number of partners: 68 (17 women, 51 men). 6 of our lawyers are also university professors.

Languages:Dutch, English, French, German, Luxembourgish 

International Offices: Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Luxembourg, New York, Rotterdam

1724 

The roots of our firm can be traced back to 1724. With adaptive thinking as part of our DNA, we combine mental agility, flexibility and creativity in order to respond to our environment, to digest information and apply different methods and perspectives to deliver the best solution out of the different – often contrasting – ideas and insights. It's about how to think instead of being taught what to think. Adaptive thinking allows us to deal with change, learn from new situations and think on our feet when solving problems.

That way, we can retain the best of the old, embrace the new and – together with our clients – keep on moving forward.

Please find more information in our Corporate Factsheet

The Firm 

NautaDutilh is an international law firm with offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Luxembourg, New York and Rotterdam. With over 400 lawyers, notaries and tax advisers, we are the largest independent law firm in the Benelux. Top specialists who set the tone on the world stage, and apply the same knowledge and skills to serve clients in our home markets.

The team offers its clients the innovative solutions that these times call for. Whether it is assisting in pioneering M&A deals, private equity projects or an IPO, setting up financing structures, assessing competition or employment law aspects, advising on tax issues, advising in global arbitration cases or litigating up to the Supreme Court or the European Court of Justice. Their approach is innovative and pragmatic. And always with the interests of the client in mind. The group has a particularly strong position in regulated markets, a unique track record in the financial sector, an excellent international network and extensive experience and a broad client portfolio in our corporate home markets.

Benelux roots, Global reach 

We assist you in our corporate home markets of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg and worldwide. Our network connects to all leading law firms in the world’s major jurisdictions and financial centres. Like us, these firms are committed to quality and genuine partnerships. It is thanks to this close-knit network that we can bring large-scale, high-powered international cases to a successful conclusion. Our network makes us flexible. We can call in unequivocally top legal specialists in terms of reputation and quality of legal advice and services, when and where needed.

NautaDutilh has a noted presence in the US and UK markets through our offices in London and New York. In recent years, we have also further extended our co-operation with law firms in China, India and other emerging economies. Our dedicated country desks focus on Germany, France, India, China and Japan. We also monitor growth markets such as Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and South Korea.

The Society 

We take responsibility for the social, environmental and economic effects of our activities. Our CSR focus is on ‘Empowering the Next Generation’. We contribute to society through our pro bono efforts – of which the landmark Urgenda ruling is but one example – and community engagement as part of our NautaDutilh Impact Programme.

We share our progress on CSR in our annual CSR report, CSR Report Raising the bar | NautaDutilh

Expertise 

Advisory 

• Competition
• Construction
• Corporate Crime
• AML & Sanctions
• Anti-corruption
• Assistance in dawn raids and investigations
• ComplianceSafety
• Environment & Brzo
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Investigations
• Cybersecurity
• Employment & Pensions
• Insurance & Liability
• Food & Consumer Products - Safety, Quality & Recalls
• Intellectual Property
• Notarial Law
• Sustainable Business & Climate Change
• ESG Due Diligence
• Financial Institutions & ESG
• Litigation & ESG
• Sustainable Finance
• Transition & ESG
• Taxation
• Indirect taxes

Transactional

• Capital Markets
• Corporate/M&A
• Financing
• Public Private Partnerships
• Public Procurement Law
• Restructuring
• Insolvency & Distressed Situations
• Structured Finance

Dispute Resolution

• Arbitration
• Litigation
• Competition Litigation
• Financial Litigation
• Litigation & ESG
• Supreme Court litigation

Regulatory

• Financial Law
• Custody, Clearing & Settlement, Cash Management
• Derivatives, Repos & Securities Lending
• Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
• Financial Services & Products
• Payment Services
• Regulatory
• Privacy & Data ProtectionPublic Law & Regulatory

Sector

• Accountancy
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Family-owned Businesses
• Financial Institutions
• Healthcare & Life Sciences
• Information & Communication Technology
• Investment Funds
• Pensions
• Privacy & Data Protection
• Private Equity
• Professional Services
• Real Estate & Infrastructure
• Telecom Media & Technology
• Transport & Logistics