Van Benthem & Keulen

CEO: Gijs van Wijgerden ([email protected])

COO: Dave Venmans ([email protected])

Managing Partners: Wouter Koelewijn ([email protected]), Alice van der Schee ([email protected]) and Steven Storm ([email protected])

Number of partners: 18

Number of lawyers: 89

Number of notaries: 7

Languages: Dutch, English, German

Firm Overview:

Van Benthem & Keulen is an independent, ambitious and innovative law and civil-law notaries firm and one of the top 20 largest law firms in the Netherlands. With more than 90 legal professionals, Van Benthem & Keulen focus on large and medium-sized companies and institutions. They have a strong presence in the retail, healthcare, financial, educational, energy and government sectors. Van Benthem & Keulen is characterised by their transparency, pragmatism and solution-oriented approach. Van Benthem & Keulen is part of SCG Legal: an international network of more than 115 law firms in over 55 countries. In 2016 and 2018, Van Benthem & Keulen won a Computable Award for best Legal Tech and in 2019 and 2021 the firm was chosen as the best legal services provider in the Netherlands (MT1000 best service providers in the Netherlands).

Main Areas of Practice:

Administrative Law

Banking & Finance

Cartel Damage & Private Enforcement

Commercial Contracting & Dispute Resolution

Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Tenancy Law

Competition & EU

Construction Law

Corporate/ M&A/Corporate Litigation

Employment & Pensions

Healthcare & Social domain

Information Technology & Privacy

Liability & Insurance

Procurement Law

Restructuring & Insolvency

Notary Practice (Notarial Company Law, Real Estate)

Mediation (Corporate Law

Sectors

Education

Energy

Family business

Government

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Retail

Banking & Finance:

1 partner (Frank Richel); 6 fee earners

■ Representing two Dutch top 4 banks in a large number of (interlocutory) proceedings on issues such as credit cancellation/termination, enforcement of security rights, bank fraud, joint and several liability, duty of care and towards borrowers, duty care towards third parties and margin revision clauses

■ Advising Ardagh Group on various financings (in relation to an internal reorganisation of Ardagh's metal beverage can and glass entities)

■ Advising (subsidiaries of) Emil Frey in relationits envisaged financing with various lenders

Key Clients: Ardagh Group, Emil Frey Nederland, Energiefonds Utrecht, Scildon, Triodos Bank, ING Bank, BNP Paribas, de Volksbank

Contact: Frank Richel

Tel: +31 30 25 95 652

Email: [email protected]

Corporate/M&A/Corporate Litigation:

4 partners (Steven Storm, Sander Marges, Mariel Vrielink, Martijn van Steensel); 19 fee earners 

■ Advising Saint-Gobain on several transactions 

■ Advising Vebego on several acquisitions and divestments 

■ Advising Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Oost NL on the divestment of HyGear 

■ Advising Eurofiber on several acquisitions and divestments

Key Clients: Securitas, Saint-Gobain, Vebego, Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Oost NL, Eurofiber

Contact: Steven Storm

Tel: +31 30 25 95 616

Email: [email protected]

Information Technology & Privacy:

1 partner (Robert Boekhorst, Band 2); 5 fee earners 

■ Advising and negotiating for Transdev with respect to a new payment platform for its Dutch public transport ventures 

■ Advising and negotiating for LVNL (Air Traffic Control The Netherlands) regarding a multi- jurisdictional development of the next generation software for air traffic control management systems 

■ Advising and negotiating various SaaS agreements for KLM 

■ Advising and negotiating for SHV Energy on a outsourcing transaction, regarding a new customer platform and integration services

Key Clients: Booking.com, ING Bank, Transdev, Dutch National Railways, SHV Energy, DXC Technology, Yokogawa, KLM

Contact: Robert Boekhorst

Tel: +31 30 25 95 578

Email: [email protected]

Insurance & Liability:

1 partner (Petra klein Gunnewiek); 6 fee earners 

■ Various (legal) proceedings concerning liability for personal injury (medical error, traffic, workplace, sports, schools) 

■ Proceedings concerning medical liability in which a patient claimed damages caused by an (alleged) defect medical device and claims regarding birth injuries (among which wrongful life and wrongful birth) 

■ Legal proceedings regarding insurance law (issues facing for example prescription, coverage, duty of disclosure and own fault)

Key Clients: ASR, Zurich, UMCU, VUMC. EMC

Contact: Petra klein Gunnewiek

Tel: +31 30 25 95 726

Email: [email protected]

Commercial Contracting & Dispute Resolution:

2 partners (Marcel Ruygvoorn, Mariska Nijenhof- Wolters); 8 fee earners 

■ Setting up and implementing the distribution network of Miele Nederland B.V. 

■ Disputes regarding project completion at one of the largest bio-ethanol factories in Europe 

■ Conducting cross-border attachment and recovery proceedings related to the Madoff case 

■ Cross border international arbitration for KraftHeinz and Viessmann

Key Clients: Fujitsu, Miele, KraftHeinz, Viessmann, KLM, Engie

Contact: Marcel Ruygvoorn

Tel: +31 30 25 95 646

Email: [email protected]

Commercial Real Estate:

2 partners (Mervyn Odink, Justine van Lochem (civil-law notary)); 7 fee earners 

■ Advising DHL on numerous successful transactions for logistic hubs (sale and leaseback) 

■ Drafting and negotiating several right in rem regarding solar panels 

■ Drafting and negotiating lease contract(s), sale and purchase agreements for all commercial real estate transactions; construction projects as well as existing constructions. The firmalso advises on tax related (VAT and RETT) issues

Key Clients: DHL, De Realisatie B.V., RVE Vastgoed B.V., Action B.V., Woonzorg Nederland, Habion, Emil Frey Nederland

Contact: Mervyn Odink

Tel: +31 30 25 95 708

Email: [email protected]

Employment & Pensions:

2 partners (Pieter Mantel, Anne Haverkort); 9 fee earners 

■ Successful completion of various restructuring projects 

■ Advising on employee consultation matters and union negotiations for various key clients 

■ Advising various clients on TUPE aspects of outsourcing projects 

■ Advising on employment aspects in mergers 

■ Practical employment team helping clients with daily employment issues

Key Clients: LeasePlan, equensWorldline, DHL, GlaxoSmithKline, BCD Group

Contact: Pieter Mantel

Tel: +31 30 25 95 539

Email: [email protected]

Restructuring/Insolvency:

2 partners (Alice van der Schee, Frank Nowee); 10 fee earners

■ Court appointed trustee in bankruptcies of: IJsselmeerziekenhuizen, Witteveen Mode, MS Mode, Koops Furness, Vidra Retail, TCN, Phanos, Golden Tulip, Kroymans, Landis

Contact: Alice van der Schee

Tel: +31 30 25 95 567

Email: [email protected]