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Van der Steenhoven Advocaten NV

Van der Steenhoven Advocaten is a well established commercial law firm in the heart of Amsterdam´s business district and is one of the founder members of LAWorld. The partners of this large legal practice encourage their attorneys to make a clear analysis of a client´s legal problems and to come up with intelligent, surprising and, above all, convincing solutions. The firm´s style is informal, inspired and target-driven.

The firm undertakes all aspects of company / commercial work and business support services, including corporate formations and acquisitions, joint ventures, company receiverships, liquidations and insolvency.

The practice provides all kinds of services related to employment and industrial relations issues, mainly for employers but also for employees. Services include outsourcing agreements, litigations, employment contracts, counselling on relations with workers' councils etc. The firm specialises in labour condition problems and possible employer liability.

The partners advise on all aspects of obtaining, exploiting and enforcing intellectual property rights, with particular emphasis on design, art, media, advertising and information technology.

Many clients are attracted to the firm for their expertise and knowledge of the tourism, travel and entertainment industries. Work is broad ranging including contract, financing, production / distribution etc. IP-related work, defamation and other related advice.

The firm has an acknowledged reputation in commercial property development and commercial landlord and tenant matters. Work includes acting for major retailers, developers, manufacturers, building societies and investors and on all aspects of landlord and tenant law as well as matters of environmental law.

The personal injury specialists at Van der Steenhoven have long experience in counselling on personal injury cases. Both insurance companies and victims are amongst the clientele.

Van der Steenhoven has a special link with Poland, haing a Polish partner in-house who is experienced in Dutch company and business law, as well as contract law and employment law. Mostly Polish companies doing business in The Netherlands are being advised but also Dutch companies doing business in Poland. The firm's lawyers speak Dutch, English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Russian and Turkish.