The Legal 500 EMEA 2016 has ranked Dentons Boekel (formerly Boekel) in 11 practices and sectors, including:

• Dispute resolution: mediation (Tier 1)
• Real Estate (Tier 2)
• EU and Competition (Tier 2)
• Insurance (Tier 2)
• Retail (Tier 2)
• Construction (Tier 3)
• Employment (Tier 3)
• Environment and Planning (Tier 3)
• Restructuring and Insolvency (Tier 3)
• Corporate, Commercial and M&A (Tier 4)
• Dispute resolution: commercial litigation (Tier 4)

The firm was also recommended in the areas of Intellectual Property, Commercial Lending and IT.

Three of our Real Estate lawyers - Hans Nicaise, Paul Wanders, Wendela Raas - were recognized as Leading Individuals.

Please see below a selection of client and peer feedback from The Legal 500 EMEA 2016.

EU and Competition

“With ‘excellent Dutch litigation and antitrust practices’, (Dentons) Boekel is an active player in follow-on cartel damages cases, and has been instructed in litigation surrounding the air cargo, paraffin wax and cathode ray tube cartels. State aid and public procurement work also features. Practice head Frederieke Leeflang is a ‘very experienced lawyer’. Marc Kuijper is also recommended.”

Employment

“Evgenia Nunes is commended for her ‘fast, analytical mind’ and ‘wealth of experience’. Recently promoted partner Epke Spijkerman is ‘highly available’ and ‘very valuable’.”

Real Estate

“(Dentons) Boekel’s ‘client-focused’ team is led by the ‘open’, ‘business-driven’ Wendela Raas, who acted for Wereldhave on its purchase of nine Klépierre shopping centres for €730m. Hans Nicaise and Paul Wanders are recommended.”

Restructuring and Insolvency: “Wouter Jongepier heads the department at (Dentons) Boekel, with support from Krijn Hoogenboezem; its advice is praised as being ‘quick, knowledgeable and to-the-point’. The team was appointed as trustee in OSX’s bankruptcy.”