Berto Winters specialises in corporate litigation, insolvency proceedings and restructuring, Supreme Court litigation and energy law. He is an experienced litigator, representing national and international corporates, banks and professional service firms in complex corporate, insolvency, civil and energy matters before all Dutch courts and arbitral tribunals. His Supreme Court appeals have led to several landmark decisions in the area of corporate governance. Berto also advises on complex international restructurings.

Berto regularly works with other departments of De Brauw, such as Mergers & Acquisitions and Banking, and is a member of the Restructuring and Energy practice areas. He also frequently works with other international law firms, advising them on Dutch corporate, insolvency and civil law aspects of international matters and representing their clients before Dutch courts and arbitral tribunals.

Berto’s recent work includes representing:

• an international company in a USD 160 million dispute on a divestment
• an international professional service firm held liable for the bankruptcy of another professional service firm
• a group of international and national oil companies in a high-profile dispute on an oil field which may be located in two licence areas
• a group of national and international companies and former Dutch and foreign (supervisory) board members in high-profile Supreme Court litigation on inquiry proceedings concerning the bankruptcy of a joint venture
• an international company in high-profile Supreme Court litigation concerning its IPO (class action).

Berto is a noted authority on Dutch civil procedure and publishes regularly on Dutch corporate and civil litigation. He co-authored a standard book on Dutch civil procedure and a standard book on Dutch corporate law. He is a regular lecturer in postgraduate seminars and a member of the Corporate Litigation Association, the Dutch Association for Procedural Law and the Association for Commercial Law.