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De Brauw drafts standard form fiduciary management agreement
De Brauw has drafted a standard form fiduciary management agreement at the request of DUFAS and OPF
November 2008read more...
Apply now for Bridge to the Top
"Bridge to the Top" is organised for the second, consecutive year. Interested law students from different cultural backgrounds can apply now to personally meet lawyers from leading companies like Royal Dutch Shell, Philips, ING and Unilever, several Dutch universities and De Brauw.
September 2008read more...
De Brauw wins ILO Client Choice Award 2008
De Brauw had been rewarded with the ILO Client Choice Award for the Netherlands. The winning firms were identified based on an International Law Office subscriber survey of corporate counsel only.
September 2008read more...
Change of Address
On 1 October 2008 our office in The Hague is joining us in our Tripolis building in Amsterdam. De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek also has a new central telephone and fax number.
September 2008read more...
De Brauw intends to open Beijing Office
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek today announces that it plans to open an office in Beijing, subject to receiving the necessary approvals from the Chinese authorities. An application will be submitted to the Beijing Justice Bureau and it is hoped that a licence will be granted by mid 2009.
September 2008read more...
De Brauw is Carbon Verified
Our firm is included in the list of Carbon Verified firms appearing in the Managing Partners’ Forum Carbon Footprint report. Based on an extensive worldwide trawl, there are only 50 firms in the Carbon Verified List 2008. De Brauw is the only Netherlands firm to appear on this list. For us this is an important step forward in our policy to become a carbon neutral office.
July 2008read more...
Recognition as best Benelux law firm
De Brauw has been awarded at the International Legal Awards Ceremony, organized by by the prestigious French magazine Decideurs, with the prize for Best Law Firm in the Benelux 2008.
June 2008read more...
De Brauw receives Chambers Europe Award for Excellence
De Brauw has been honoured with the Chambers Europe Award for Excellence in the Netherlands. This award reflects not just a law firms pre-eminence in key practice areas; it also reflects notable achievements over the past 12 months, whether this is outstanding work, impressive strategic growth or excellence in client service.
May 2008read more...
De Brauw Law Prize awarded to Bhagat, Bolton and Romano
The winners of the three prizes in the 2008 Working Paper Competition were announced at ECGI's General Assembly.
May 2008read more...
De Brauw maintains top position in Legal 500
In the Legal 500 EMEA 2008 edition De Brauw maintains it's top position in The Netherlands. De Brauw is recommended in all 24 research areas, including 14 tier 1 rankings.
April 2008read more...
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Netherlands IP Firm of the Year 2008
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek received the award for Netherlands IP Firm of the Year 2008 from Managing IP.
April 2008read more...
PLC Which lawyer? Awards 2008: deal of the year 2007
This year's winner was the acquisition of ABN Amro by a consortium comprising Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Fortis and Banco Santander (Santander), following a hotly-fought takeover battle with Barclays.
April 2008read more...
De Brauw tops PLC Which Lawyer rankings
Practical Law Company has ranked De Brauw number one in the Netherlands in their 2008 edition of the PLC Which Lawyer Yearbook.
March 2008read more...
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek wins two IFLR awards
The International Financial Law Review, IFLR, has honored De Brauw with two awards: Netherlands Law Firm of the year and the IFLR M&A Deal of the Year.
March 2008read more...
In Memoriam Paul Klemann
On 28 December 2007 our firm was deeply shocked by the sudden death of Mr Paul Klemann, civil law notary, partner of the firm and head of the firm’s Investment Management Group/Corporate. Paul was 49.
December 2007read more...
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