Houthoff is a long-established

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

-based law firm, headquartered in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

. With over 300 lawyers worldwide, Houthoff is one of the largest law firms in the Netherlands. Houthoff advises large international corporations on a boardroom level, assisting them in strategic impact matters. Lawyers focus on Dutch and EU legal aspects. Houthoff has offices in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, and

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

, and has representatives in

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...

and

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

serving as communication hubs for cross-border work. Houthoff works on permanent non-exclusive basis with law firms in London and New York City, as well as major firms in other global economic centres.

Major projects

* Advising Siemens on the sale of its stake in joint venture

Nokia Siemens Networks Nokia Networks (formerly Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) and Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)) is a multinational data networking and telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Espoo, Finland, and wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia Corp ...

Nokia Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, established in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, i ...

for €1.7 billion. * Acting as court-appointed bankruptcy trustee of Lehman Brothers Treasury. * Advising

TPG Capital TPG Inc., previously known as Texas Pacific Group and TPG Capital, is an American investment company based in Fort Worth, Texas. The private equity firm is focused on leveraged buyouts and growth capital. TPG manages investment funds in growth c ...

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 BTG Pactual is a Brazilian financial company that operates in the markets of investment banking, wealth management, asset management, corporate lending and sales and trading. It offers advisory services in mergers and acquisitions, wealth plan ...

for $1.53 billion. * Advising

on its IPO and listing on São Paulo stock exchange, raising $1.95bn, and NYSE Euronext Amsterdam. Houthoff represented Russian interests in the long-running '' Yukos shareholders v. Russia'' case. The firm also represented other Russia-linked clients in the past, including

Mikhail Fridman Mikhail Maratovich Fridman (also transliterated Mikhail Friedman; russian: Михаил Маратович Фридман; he, מיכאיל פרידמן; born 21 April 1964) is a Ukrainian-born, Russian–Israeli businessman, billionaire, and ...

's investment vehicle

LetterOne LetterOne Holdings S.A. (LetterOne) is an international investment business based in Luxembourg. Its investments are focused on the telecoms, technology and energy sectors through its two main business units, L1 Energy and L1 Technology. Busine ...

as well as several museums seeking the return of Crimean gold and artifacts that were on display in the Netherlands at the time of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014.

International connections

Houthoff is an exclusive Lex Mundi firm in the Netherlands. Lex Mundi is an association of independent law firms with more than 160 member firms worldwide. Houthoff has a large client base associated with Kremlin interests.

Locations

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

* Dedicated China Practice *

References

External links

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