In the recently released annual rankings of European law firms, Chambers Europe 2016 has awarded Dentons Boekel (formerly Boekel) in six practice rankings: Competition/ European Law, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Public Law: Planning and Environment, Real Estate and Restructuring/ Insolvency: Administration. In addition, our Insurance and TMT practices received a Recognised Practitioner standing.

This year, six of our lawyers were individually ranked and recognized, including: Frederieke Leeflang, Paul Wanders, Wouter Jongepier, Eugenie Nunes, Wendela Raas, and Marc Kuijper.

Please see below an overview of our what our clients and peers said about us:

Real Estate

When evaluating our services, the clients stated that "This firm has a very good service, focused on problem solving."

Partner Paul Wanders, ranked in Band 3, is described as "very well-regarded" lawyer in this field, while Managing Partner Wendela Raas in Band 4, is highly recognized for her expertise in leasing matters.

Competition/European Law

According to the quotes included in the ranking, "The service provided is always quick, and the lawyers are good at putting very complicated matters in the most simple way so that they are easy to understand."

Partner Frederieke Leeflang received a Band 2 ranking, while Partner Marc Kuijper, specializing in European law was recognized in the Up and Coming category and was praised by the clients as "always willing to assist us in the most extensive way. He is hardworking, intelligent and has great knowledge."

Public Law: Planning and Environment

Our clients highly appreciate services provided by the team, highlighting that: "The advice the lawyers give us is very lean and mean. They're really to the point, they just keep focused on the main goal — we can always go deeper into the details later."

Dispute Resolution

The Litigation team, handling corporate and commercial litigation, received positive feedback from clients who say: "We are very pleased with the service. This is a very strong team that is able to handle matters in a highly professional manner."

Employment

The clients quoted by Chambers Europe 2016 guide say that "BOEKEL is always service-minded with quick response times. It tries to step into the position of the employer when thinking through solutions. It's pro-active, with a to-the-point approach."

"The team is accurate in terms of content, with good interpretations of critical and complex issues. It's very helpful and very much up to the mark. It's been a pleasure working with the firm."

Chambers Europe recognized Partner Eugenie Nunes with a Band 4 ranking.

Restructuring/Insolvency: Administration

One client described our Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy team by saying that "The (Dentons) Boekel team was good at dealing with me as a businessman, and very supportive and smart."

Our clients value our "Very pragmatic, tough partners who can come up with solutions but also challenge us."

Partner Wouter Jongepier, ranked Band 3 in the Restructuring/Insolvency: Administration and Band 4 for Restructuring/Insolvency, is described as a "very seasoned trustee" with a "great network in the Dutch restructuring world, which is very beneficial as it allows us to build bridges with various counterparties and quickly get a handle on how the stakeholders are looking at a particular bankruptcy."

Chambers Europe researches the legal markets in 53 jurisdictions across Europe and additionally provides coverage on a Europe-wide and CEE-wide scale. The guide identifies the leading lawyers and law firms in the region and ranks them based on client and market feedback.