Banking & Finance: Regulatory
1 Ranked Lawyer
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VBK
Europe 2026
Rankings
Leading firm in Europe 2026
Ranked Departments
Ranked Departments
Ranked Individuals
Ranked Individuals
Top figures
100
Lawyers
19
Partners
1940
Established Year
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Overview
Provided by VBK
VBK is the ambitious fullservice firm in the legal and notarial practices and one of the top 20 largest law firms in the Netherlands. With more than 100 legal professionals, they focus on large and medium-sized companies and institutions. VBK is part of SCG Legal: an international network of more than 120 law firms in over 60 countries.
Industry sectors (10)
- Education
- Energy
- Financial Services
- Government
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Industry
- Mobility
- Real Estate & Construction
- Retail
- Tech
Capabilities (15)
- Administrative Law
- Banking & Finance
- Commercial Contracts, Liability & Litigation
- Commercial Tenancy Law/Real Estate
- Competition & EU
- Construction Law
- Corporate/M&A/Corporate Litigation
- Employment & Pensions
- Environmental Law
- Healthcare & Social domain
- Liability & Insurance
- Procurement Law
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Tech & Data
- Notary Practice (Notarial Company Law, Real Estate)
Key people
Provided by VBK
Gijs van Wijgerden
CEO
Dave Venmans
COO
Alice van der Schee
Managing partner
Wouter Koelewijn
Managing partner
Mariska Nijenhof-Wolters
Managing partner
Work & experience
Provided by VBK
VBK is characterised by their transparency, pragmatism and solution-oriented approach. In 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025 the firm was chosen as the best legal services provider in the Netherlands (MT1000 best service providers in the Netherlands).
Ranked Offices at VBK
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Ranked Departments at VBK (4)
Ranked Individuals at VBK (6)
Netherlands
Frank Richel
Banking & Finance: Regulatory
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Wouter Koelewijn
Healthcare
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Petra klein Gunnewiek
Healthcare
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Insurance
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Alice van der Schee
Restructuring/Insolvency: Administration
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Robert Boekhorst
TMT: IT & IT Outsourcing
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Top figures
100
Lawyers
19
Partners
1940
Established Year
Content provided by VBK
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