Advisory experience

Legal advisor since 1974.
Areas of advice: general commercial and corporate law, contract law, securities law and insolvency law.

I act in an advisory capacity for companies, governmental organisations and institutions, including the following:

  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF), project in Indonesia.
  • The World Bank, project in Georgia.
  • The European Committee, project in Estonia.
  • An American bondholder with an interest in a Dutch conglomerate.
  • A European branch of a worldwide 'food-group' (financial lease warehouses).
  • A Dutch lottery organisation (contract interpretation; procedure to nullify arbitral award).
  • A 'top 5' Dutch bank in relation to security rights construction re financing of some 20 corporations in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland.
  • A French investment holding in relation to corporate law issues of an Indonesian company.
  • A Dutch IT company (contract interpretation re an M&A deal with US buyer).
  • A second 'top 5' Dutch bank in relation to pursuing a claim for fraudulent preference (Action Pauliana).
In addition I provide advice to lawyers both in the Netherlands and abroad acting as the 'Counsel's counsel', advising in 'complex' cases, giving well-reasoned advice or rendering opinions or affidavits that may be presented in court. I also provide advice in relation to insolvency, recent examples include Aino, United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC), Yukos Oil and BenQ Holding.

For further information please contact me.