Houthoff is an independent full-service Dutch law firm that focuses on full-service legal services. In addition to lawyers, the firm also employs notaries and tax specialists. With leading practices in Corporate/M&A, Litigation & Arbitration, Real Estate, and Restructuring & Insolvency, the firm provides strategic legal solutions for national and international listed and unlisted companies, financial institutions, private equity investors, and governments. Houthoff has offices in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, London, and New York, and is represented in Tokyo. Houthoff is recognized by leading legal guides and provides global support and service to its clients through exclusive memberships in Lex Mundi and TechLaw and by collaborating with the best law firms in the world. The headquarters of Houthoff is located on the Amsterdam Zuidas.
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| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| No. of offices | 5 |
| No. of attorneys | > 300[1] |
| Major practice areas | Corporate / M&A, Banking & Finance, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate |
| Key people | Managing partners: Edward de Bock, Gerhard Gispen, Albert Knigge |
| Revenue | €106,1m (2012)[2] |
| Website | http://www.houthoff.com |
History
editHouthoff was founded in 1970 in Amsterdam by merging three existing law firms. With twelve partners and three interns, it became the largest law firm in the Netherlands at the time. The location chosen was the Museumplein.
The firm is named after Mr. Henri Louis Houthoff (1910-1997), one of the lawyers from the three firms. He lived with his wife at the estate Trompenburgh in 's-Graveland, where disputes between the partners were resolved.
In the early 21st century, Houthoff merged with the law firm Buruma Maris and changed its name to Houthoff Buruma. In October 2017, Buruma was removed from the name, arguing that "the long name is difficult to pronounce for international clients and in other languages.</ref>
Major projects
edit- Advising Siemens on the sale of its stake in joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks to Nokia for €1.7 billion.
- Acting as court-appointed bankruptcy trustee of Lehman Brothers Treasury.
- Advising TPG Capital and Patron Capital on the purchase and restructuring of the distressed portfolio of Opera Finance (Uni-Invest).
- Advising Petrobras on the sale of a stake in Petrobras Oil & Gas, a company controlling Petrobras’ E&P operations in Africa, to BTG Pactual for $1.53 billion.
- Advising BTG Pactual on its IPO and listing on São Paulo stock exchange, raising $1.95bn, and NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.
International connections
editHouthoff is an exclusive Lex Mundi firm in the Netherlands. Lex Mundi is an association of independent law firms with more than 160 member firms worldwide.[3] Houthoff has a large client base associated with Kremlin interests.[4]
Locations
edit- Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam
- Belgium: Brussels
- United Kingdom: London
- United States: New York City, Houston
- Dedicated China Practice[5][6][7][8]
- Singapore
See also
edit- Law firms of the Netherlands
- Houthoff Buruma The Game, a serious game for recruitment purposes developed by the company.
References
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- ^ "Lex Mundi 2013". Lexmundi.com. 2013.
- ^ Mijnheer, Dennis; Rasch, Hugo (14 August 2021). "Advocatenkantoor Houthoff: het 'Kremlin op de Zuidas'" [Houthoff law firm: the 'Kremlin on the Zuidas']. Follow the Money (ftm.nl) (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "NOST China News". news.nost.org.cn. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03.
- ^ "Xiamen Bar Association". www.xmls.cn. 2013.
- ^ "Tenet & Partners". www.tenetlaw.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04.
- ^ "College of Comparative Law, China University of Political Science and Law". www.cupl.edu.cn /. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.