De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Headquarters	Amsterdam, Netherlands
No. of offices	6
No. of lawyers	341
Major practice areas	General practice
Revenue	EUR 200.6 million
Date founded	1871 (The Hague)
Company type	N.V.
Website	www.debrauw.com

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. is a Dutch law firm headquartered in Amsterdam with branch offices in Brussels, London, Shanghai and Singapore. The firm has 60 partners and 300 other qualified lawyers. The firm was founded in 1871.^[1]

Areas of practice

In 2018, Chambers & Partners^[2] ranked De Brauw top tier in twelve practice areas, which is the second highest of any Dutch firm. De Brauw's main practice areas are:^[1]

Arbitration
Capital Markets
Competition & Regulation
Construction
Corporate Advisory
Corporate Governance
Employment & Employee Benefits
Energy, Infrastructure & Environment
Finance & Restructuring
Financial Institutions
Financial Markets Regulation
Insolvency
Insurance
Intellectual Property
International trade
Investment Management
Litigation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Pensions
Privacy & Data Security
Private Equity
Real Estate
Regulatory & Criminal Enforcement
Supreme Court Litigation
Tax

Recent deals and matters

SBM Offshore settles with Dutch Public Prosecutor's Service over alleged improper payments
SHV and Nutreco announce a recommended cash offer of EUR 3.5 billion for Nutreco
IPO Affirmed on NASDAQ
Imtech sells its ICT division to VINCI
Klépierre to take over Corio in European mall push
IPO IMCD on Euronext Amsterdam
Gilde Buy Out Partners and Parcom Capital to sell Nedschroef to PMC for EUR 325 million
Ahold reaches agreement in principle to settle Waterbury class action in the United States
Advising D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 in antitrust case against Nestlé
Advent makes a recommended cash offer for UNIT4

International connections

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has been part of a European network of law firms, sometimes called ‘Best Friends’, for a number of years, comprising: Slaughter and May (UK), Bredin Prat (France), Hengeler Mueller (Germany), Uría Menéndez (Spain), BonelliErede (Italy).

References

^ ^a ^b "De Brauw website". Debrauw.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
^ "Chambers and Partners". Chambers and Partners. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-02-02.

External links

Official website
Legal 500 Firm Profile
Chambers and Partners Firm Profile Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
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[De_Brauw_website-1] "De Brauw website". Debrauw.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.

[2] "Chambers and Partners". Chambers and Partners. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-02-02.

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