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About HEUSSEN
HEUSSEN is an independent law firm in the Netherlands with its offices in
Amsterdam. The firm is associated with HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft
mbH, an independent German law firm, and with the Italian law firm HEUSSEN
Italia Studio Legale e Tributario.
We pride ourselves on providing legal services of the highest quality standard
without losing sight of practical issues or commercial considerations. HEUSSEN’s
lawyers are focused on playing a pro-active role and attending to the clients’ needs.
Our teams of highly dedicated and experienced lawyers will make sure that our
clients will always receive the personal attention that they desire.
We have a strong international focus. All our lawyers have a broad experience in
both national and cross-border transactions. Our client base comprises large and
medium sized Dutch and international companies.
HEUSSEN has worked with lawyers and law firms based on every continent. As a
result, we can bring (potential) clients into contact with reputable and experienced
lawyers in most jurisdictions and in virtually any region in the world.
We strongly believe in a multi-disciplinary and multi-competency approach. Due
to our vast experience in working with other professional service providers, we not
only understand their language, but also realise that combining our strengths with
theirs at the early stage of advising clients is highly efficient and beneficial to our
clients.
In association with HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft
mbH and HEUSSEN Italia Studio Legale e Tributario.
HEUSSEN is the trade name of HEUSSEN BV, registered with
the Amsterdam trade register under number 34222303.
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Banking & Finance
Our lawyers in the Banking & Finance practice advise both national and
multinational companies, banks and other financial institutions about relevant
corporate law and contract law aspects of finance, refinance and security. Our
practice comprises both national and international finance transactions.
We have extensive expertise and experience in respect of implementing complex
cross-border (re)finance structures, often in close cooperation with foreign banks,
(tax) lawyers and corporate finance advisors.
Our banking & finance expertise includes:
n Due diligence
n Enforcement of security
n Establishing rights of pledge
n Financial restructurings
n Legal opinions
n Loan, bonds, notes and other finance documentation
n Structured finance
Your contacts are:
Martijn B. Koot
martijn.koot@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2815
Sandy van der Schaaf
sandy.van.der.schaaf@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2810

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Contract & Commercial Law
OurContractandCommercialLawpracticeisdiverseinnature.Ourlawyersadvise
clients on any matters that are important when setting up or conducting a
business in the Netherlands. Our lawyers have considerable experience and
expertise in preparing, reviewing and negotiating various types of agreements.
In addition, we have accumulated significant experience, industry knowledge
and expertise enabling us to provide commercial legal advice to a wide array of
clients.
We act as outside general counsel to national clients and as Dutch counsel to
foreign corporates and enterprises.
Our contract and commercial law services include:
n Agency and distribution
n Commercial litigation
n Customer relations
n Franchising
n General terms and conditions
n Intra-group agreements
n International sale and purchase of goods
n Insolvency
n Partnerships
n Private International Law
n Product liability
Your contacts are:
Stan Ph. Robbers
stan.robbers@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2817
Herman Ruiter
herman.ruiter@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2871

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Corporate Structuring
Our lawyers of the Corporate Structuring practice group advise companies on
all relevant company law matters ranging from pre-incorporation aspects to
liquidation. We also advise and represent boards of directors and boards of
supervisory directors, individual board members and works councils on various
corporate and corporate governance issues. Within this practice group we work
with a wide spectrum of clients, from start-up enterprises to large family owned
businesses and Fortune 500 companies.
We have extensive expertise and experience in implementing complex cross-
border corporate structuring projects, often in cooperation with foreign lawyers
and Dutch and foreign tax advisors. We have acted both as lead counsel and as
local Dutch counsel on many domestic, European and global corporate structuring
projects.
Our corporate structuring expertise includes:
n Audit and publication rules and requirements
n Contributions by and distributions to shareholders
n Cooperatives
n Corporate governance
n Director’s liability
n General corporate law matters
n Liquidation of Dutch companies and other legal persons
n Partnerships
n Tax, cost and transaction driven structuring
Your contacts are:
Martijn B. Koot
T +31 (0)20 312 2815
Tim B. Schreuders
tim.schreuders@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2818

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Employment Law
People are without question important assets of any business. One of the main
features of Dutch employment law is its high degree of intricate mandatory rules
and regulations. In order to be successful, it is inevitable for companies to take
account of employment law issues.
We are involved in advising human resource departments of companies on
employment law issues in the Netherlands. We provide a broad range of
employment law services to enable clients to get the most from their people
assets.
We advise and act on behalf of medium-sized and large companies as well as
managing directors and high-level employees. Our extensive experience in working
together with foreign lawyers and Dutch and foreign tax advisors combined with
our focus on your commercial needs ensures a complete solution to your business
objectives.
Our employment law services include:
n Company transitions and transfers of an undertaking
n Employment and (international) assignment contracts
n Employment law related aspects of mergers and acquisitions
n Employment litigation
n General employment and social security related issues
n Industrial relations and Collective Labour Agreements
n International (cross-border) employment issues
n Outsourcing and secondments
n Reorganisations and collective dismissals
n Stock option plans and other employee incentive plans
n Termination of employment
n Works council and other employee representation issues
Your contacts are:
Nils van Dijkman
nils.van.dijkman@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2811
Niels van Gelder
niels.van.gelder@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2816

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Litigation
Our Litigation practice group provides legal services in connection with
domestic and international corporate and commercial disputes and civil legal
proceedings. In order to achieve the best results for our clients, our lawyers
combine their solid contract and tort law knowledge with their strong litigation
expertise.
Our lawyers have considerable experience with civil procedural law and Private
International Law as well with all sorts of dispute settlement procedures such as
arbitration, ADR, mediation and public court cases.
Our litigation experience includes dispute settlement in connection with:
n Breach of contract
n Commercial litigation
n Corporate litigation
n International disputes
n Interpretation of contracts
n Insurance issues
n Liability issues
n Litigation assessment
n Tort
Your contact is:
Herman Ruiter
herman.ruiter@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2871

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Mergers & Acquisitions
Our M&A practice covers all types of domestic and cross-border M&A
transactions. Our involvement in transactions that fall within this area is often
undertaken by our lawyers in close co-operation with foreign lawyers and other
specialists, such as tax advisors, accountants, auditors and corporate finance
consultants.
Our experienced M&A team has a strong track record and has been involved in
complex takeovers, corporate acquisitions, mergers and restructurings, capital
raisings, as well as joint-ventures, investments and private equity participations.
Our clients include buyers and sellers, bidders and targets and comprise both
national and international enterprises and firms. To meet each client’s unique
business needs, communication preferences and technology infrastructure
requirements, we provide customized transaction services.
We always seek to understand the business and transaction imperatives and to
apply the law to achieve our clients’ aims.
Our M&A expertise includes:
n Acquisitions, divestitures
n Buyer and vendor due diligence
n Financial assistance
n Joint-ventures and other corporate alliances
n Letters of intent, memoranda of understanding
n Management and leveraged buy-outs
n Privatisations
n Private equity
n Pre- and post-deal structuring
n Shareholders agreements
n Venture capital
Your contact is:
Stan Ph. Robbers
T +31 (0)20 312 2817

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Notarial Practice
Under Dutch legislation certain transactions must be effected by way of a
notarial deed and require the involvement of a civil law notary. Our notarial
practice encompasses the full spectrum of corporate notarial work, ranging from
registrations and simple share transactions to complex cross-border corporate
reorganisations and M&A transactions.
HEUSSEN’s team of (deputy) civil law notaries advises on corporate law and notarial
law matters and prepares and executes notarial deeds. In doing so, our (deputy)
civil law notaries work closely together with our lawyers.
Our notarial practice includes:
n Amendments of articles of association
n Capital increases and decreases
n Cross - border conversions and migrations of companies to and from the
Netherlands
n (Cross - border) legal mergers
n Demergers
n Establishing rights of pledge
n Formation of legal entities (B.V., N.V., SE, association, cooperative, foundation)
n Legalisations
n Registration of branch offices of foreign companies
n Share transfers
Your contact is:
Juliëtte L.C. Schueler
juliette.schueler@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2814

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China Desk
Our China Desk has been set up to provide Chinese companies the legal services
they require in the Netherlands. Given our extensive network in China and the
strong track record of our China Desk, we are also able to provide assistance and
guidance to Dutch and European companies with their current and new activities
in China. Since setting up the desk in 2010, we have been increasingly involved in
advising Chinese clients interested in setting up or conducting a business in the
Netherlands. Our China Desk Manager - who is qualified as a Chinese lawyer -
works with a close involvement and hands-on approach in all cases. Therefore,
we not only thoroughly understand the cultural background and business of our
Chinese clients but we are able to respond quickly to their specific needs.
We are legal counsel to many Chinese companies and we offer legal services on
various areas of law, including:
n Contracts and commercial law
n Corporate structuring
n Corporate law
n Employment law
n Financial law
n Litigation
n Mergers & Acquisitions
Your contacts are:
Stan Ph. Robbers
T +31 (0)20 312 2817
Wendy Liu
wendy.liu@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2896

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German Desk
Our German Desk supports German clients who are or intend to become active
in the Netherlands and Dutch clients who wish to or continue to do business in
Germany.
We understand the cultural differences between doing business in Germany
and the Netherlands, and our experience in advising German companies in the
Netherlands, means that we understand our clients’ needs and requirements.
HEUSSEN is a member of the Dutch Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (DNHK) and
the German - Dutch Business Forum (DNG).
Your contact person of our German Desk has both the Dutch and the German
nationality, is fluent in Dutch and German and has spent part of her professional
career in Germany. Moreover, she is qualified as a lawyer in the Netherlands
and Germany (Rechtsanwältin) and is a member of the German - Dutch Lawyers
Association (DNRV).
We support our clients in various areas of law, including:
n Corporate law
n Employment law
n Financial law
n Litigation
Your contact is:
Sandy van der Schaaf
sandy.van.der.schaaf@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2810

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Japan Desk
Our Japan Desk has been set up to provide Japanese companies with the le-
gal services they require in the Netherlands. Since setting up the Japan Desk
in 2005, we have come to understand the business of our Japanese clients
and not in the least due to the involvement of our Japan Desk Manager - who
is a Japanese lawyer - respond to their specific needs. All our lawyers active
in the Japanese practice have a very strong track record working on Japan
related cases and dealing with different elements of legal services essential for
our Japanese clients.
We are legal counsel to many large Japanese companies and we offer legal services
on various areas of law, including:
n Corporate law
n Employment law
n Financial law
n Litigation
Your contact is:
Chizuko Yamada
chizuko.yamada@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2806

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North America Desk
Our North America Desk has been set up to cater to the needs of US and Canadian
companies entering the Dutch market or already operating in the Netherlands.
All our lawyers are fluent English speakers, have extensive experience in dealing
with US and Canadian companies and businesses and understand the often subtle
cultural differences between doing business in the United States or Canada and the
Netherlands.
HEUSSEN is a member of the Netherlands - Canada Chamber of Commerce (NCCC)
and of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands (AmCham). Your
contact persons Martijn Koot and Tim Schreuders are members of the American
Bar Association (ABA).
We support our clients in various areas of law, including:
n Corporate law and corporate governance
n Employment law
n Financial law
n Litigation
Your contacts are:
Martijn B. Koot
T +31 (0)20 312 2815
Tim B. Schreuders
tim.schreuders@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 312 2818

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the netherlands
t +31 (0)20 312 28 00
Spain & Latin America Desk
The Spain and Latin America Desk has been set up to provide Spanish and Latin
American companies or their Dutch subsidiaries or branches with the legal
services they require in the Netherlands.
We understand the business of our Spanish and Latin American clients and
respond to their specific needs. All our lawyers active in the Spain and Latin
Desk have a strong track record working on Spain and Latin America related
matters and dealing with different elements of legal services essential for
our Spanish and Latin American clients. Our lawyers of the Spain and Latin
America Desk are fluent in Spanish and are familiar with the Hispanic (business)
culture.
We support our Spanish and Latin American clients in various areas of law,
including:
n Corporate law
n Employment law
n Financial law
n Litigation
Your contact is:
Stan Ph. Robbers
T +31 (0)20 312 2817

www.heussen-law.nl
de entree 139-141
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the netherlands
t +31 (0)20 312 28 00
Sweden Desk
The Sweden Desk provides Swedish companies and their Dutch subsidiaries or
branches with the legal services they require in the Netherlands.
All our lawyers active in the Swedish practice have a very strong track record
working on Sweden related matters. Nils van Dijkman, who is your contact of our
Sweden Desk, has the Swedish nationality and is fluent in Swedish and familiar
with the Swedish culture. Nils is a former chairman of the Swedish Chamber of
Commerce in the Netherlands and has a considerable network of contacts in the
Swedish business community in the Netherlands.
We are legal counsel to many Swedish multinationals and medium sized companies
and we offer legal services on various areas of law, including:
n Corporate law
n Employment law
n Financial law
n Litigation
Your contact is:
Nils van Dijkman
nils.van.dijkman@heussen-law.nl
T +31 (0)20 3122811

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