Stek

Number of partners: 18

Number

of lawyers: 70

Languages:

Dutch, English, French,

German, Croatian

Firm

Overview:

Stek is an independent Dutch law firm. The firm was launched in

2005, combining expertise from leading international law firms and high profile

in-house positions. Stek brings this expertise and professionalism in a leaner,

smaller, direct and more approachable package. Stek distinguishes itself

through excellent service via a focused, hands-on personal approach. The firm

prides itself in having assembled a top team of lawyers with in-depth legal and

sector expertise and commercial awareness with a ‘can-do’ service attitude. The

firm’s lawyers work in small teams and the firm ensures partner involvement in

all assignments.

Main

Areas of Practice:

■

Corporate

■

Dispute Resolution

■

Finance

■

Regulatory

■ Restructuring and Insolvency

General:

Stek provides legal services in five practice areas: corporate,

dispute resolution, finance, regulatory and restructuring and insolvency

For other specialist areas, Stek offers its clients an

integrated, transparent solution by augmenting its own resources with its

proven network of external specialists who have been carefully selected to

operate at the same level of excellence as its own staff.

Corporate:

Stek assists its clients in all types of corporate matters, such

as M&A, joint ventures, restructurings, private equity and corporate

governance. Stek’s commercial work includes all types of commercial contracts.

In addition, Stek has a strong niche in aviation and energy and counsels on

Dutch Caribbean law.

Contacts:Eelco Bijkerk, Claudia Beele, Dierik Cras, Maarten van

der Graaf, Reijnoud Homveld, Coen Thomas, Ruben Tros, Jasper Stek, Jeroen

Timmermans

Dispute

Resolution:

Stek represents its clients in administrative and civil courts,

in arbitration and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Its lawyers

have considerable experience in devising effective means of dispute resolution

and avoidance of litigation.

Contacts: Jan Bart van de Hel, Gerben Smit, Jan Erik Janssen,

Dierik Cras, Jasper Stek

Finance:

Stek represents financial institutions and corporate clients

with regard to all aspects of domestic and international financial

transactions, from syndicated lending to acquisition finance and trade finance

transactions, from structuring investments to providing advice on restructuring

and insolvency law transactions and regulatory and compliance issues.

Contacts: Maarten van der Graaf, Sharon Kaufmann, Marleen

Veenstra, Herman Wamelink

Regulatory:

Stek assists its clients with the full range of European and

Dutch competition and regulatory matters. The firm is a market leader in the

energy sector, and has strong expertise in other regulated markets, such as

agrifood, health care, aviation and water. Its lawyers represent companies

before various competition authorities, regulators, policy makers and in court.

Contacts: Veii Jacobs and Jan Erik Janssen.

Restructuring and Insolvency:

Stek assists financial institutions, private equity funds, and

other investment funds, as well as companies, (interim) managing directors, and

shareholders in the areas of (financial) restructuring, insolvency, and

financing. This includes consensual restructuring arrangements, stakeholder

management, (solvent) wind-down options, the implementation of restructuring

tools (including the Dutch scheme (WHOA)) in the case of non-consensual

restructurings, and insolvency-related matters. Contacts: Kelly Visser-van der

Vooren, Eelco Bijkerk, Jan Bart van de Hel, Sharon Kaufmann, Gerben Smit, Ruben

Tros,

International

Work:

The contacts listed have ample experience in co-ordinating

cross-border projects. The firm has become a trusted partner for referral work

of leading foreign law firms. Stek does not belong to any formal network,

alliance or association.