Houthoff Buruma
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| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| No. of offices | 5 |
| No. of attorneys | > 250[1] |
| Major practice areas | Corporate / M&A, Banking & Finance, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate |
| Key people | Managing partners: Walter van Overbeek, Johan Rijlaarsdam |
| Revenue | €106,1m (2012)[2] |
| Website | |
| http://www.houthoff.com | |
Houthoff Buruma is a long-established Netherlands based law firm, headquartered in Amsterdam. With over 250 lawyers worldwide, Houthoff Buruma is one of the largest law firms in the Netherlands.[1] Houthoff Buruma advises large international corporations on a boardroom level, assisting them in matters with a strategic impact. The lawyers focus on Dutch and EU legal aspects. Houthoff Buruma has offices in London, Brussels and New York City serving as communication hubs for cross-border work. Houthoff Buruma works on a permanent non-exclusive basis with law firms in London and New York City, as well as major firms in other global economic centers. Houthoff Buruma has strong ties with Chinese clients and has an extensive practice in Brazil and many countries in Africa. In 2013 Houthoff Buruma was awarded by the Financial Times for its outstanding China strategy.[3][4][5][6][7]
Awards
- Most Innovative Law Firm in International Strategy, FT Innovative Lawyers 2013 [3]
- Equity Deal of the Year - BTG Pactual IPO, IFLR Americas Awards 2013 [8]
Practice areas
Houthoff Buruma is a full service law firm, with a focus on the practice areas:
- Corporate / M&A
- Banking & Finance
- Dispute Resolution
- Projects & Project Finance
Major projects
- 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 (raised $1.95bn) and NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.
International connections
Houthoff Buruma is exclusive Lex Mundi firm for the Netherlands, Lex Mundi being an association of independent law firms, with more than 160 member firms worldwide.[9]
Locations
- Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam
- Belgium: Brussels
- United Kingdom: London
- United States: New York City
- Dedicated China Practice [4][5][6][7]
See also
- Houthoff Buruma The Game, a serious game for recruitment purposes developed by the company.
References
- 1 2 "Chambers Partners - Firms - Houthoff Buruma". Chambersandpartners.com. 2013.
- ↑ "The Lawyer Euro 100". Thelawyer.com. 2011.
- 1 2 "FT Innovative Lawyers 2013". FT.com. 2013.
- 1 2 "NOST China News". http://news.nost.org.cn. 2013. External link in
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|publisher=(help) - 1 2 "Tenet & Partners". http://www.tenetlaw.com. 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 "College of Comparative Law, China University of Political Science and Law". http://www.cupl.edu.cn /. 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "IFLR Americas Awards 2013". IFLR1000.com. 2013.
- ↑ "Lex Mundi 2013". Lexmundi.com. 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Legal 500: Firm Profile
- Chambers and Partners: Firm Profile
- Houthoff Buruma recruitment website