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Christiaan Zijderveld

Christiaan Zijderveld

Europe 2026

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Christiaan leads Houthoff’s Insolvency & Restructuring practice. He assists clients who are confronted with financial difficulties, either as a creditor or as the debtor. Christiaan also acts as court appointed fiduciary in insolvency matters (e.g. administrator in suspension of payments or trustee in bankruptcy). Christiaan has been involved in many large insolvency and restructuring matters in the Dutch market, like for instance Lehman, Steinhoff, Agrokor and DSB Bank.

Christiaan is a director of the International Insolvency Institute and a member of the committee on insolvency law that advises the Dutch government and parliament on matters pertaining to restructuring and insolvency. He is also a lecturer and member of the course committee for the Grotius/INSOLAD course, the foremost course on insolvency and restructuring in the Netherlands.

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Chambers European Guide

Restructuring/Insolvency - Netherlands

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Christiaan Zijderveld acts for debtors, ad hoc committees of bondholders and lenders on financial restructuring matters, in particular with regard to debt-for-equity swaps and loan transactions.

Strengths

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  • Christiaan Zijderveld is an amazing and creative lawyer, who is also easy to work with.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers European Guide
  • He is excellent to work with.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers European Guide
  • He is a very gifted technical lawyer who keeps the broader picture in mind when advising.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers European Guide
  • Christiaan is very responsive, very good with clients and user-friendly.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers European Guide
  • Christiaan is able to understand complex matters very quickly and seemingly never suffers from stress.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers European Guide

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