In the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 Stek is again recommended for each of its practice areas. Our lawyers are mentioned in the Legal 500 commentary for their standout contribution to respective practices. Additionally, special mentions are for:
- Banking and finance: Borrower side: Tier 3
Sharon Kaufmann, Herman Wamelink, Maarten van der Graaf and Marleen Veenstra (Next generation partner) - Banking and finance: lender or arranger side: Tier 3
Herman Wamelink (Leading partner), Marleen Veenstra, Sharon Kaufmann, Maarten van der Graaf, and Kelly Visser-van der Vooren - Commercial, corporate and M&A: Tier 4
Reijnoud Homveld, Eelco Bijkerk, Ruben Tros, Maarten van der Graaf, Dirk de Graeff and Elias Ram (promoted to Leading associate) - Dispute resolution: Arbitration: Tier 4 (new) Simon Boersen and Max Hetterscheidt
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation: (promoted to) Tier 2
Jan Bart van de Hel, Gerben Smit, Simon Boersen, Tanja Schasfoort and Max Hetterscheidt - Energy: Tier 1
Jan Erik Janssen (Leading partner), Veii Jacobs (Promoted to Next generation partner),
Reijnoud Homveld (Leading partner), Claudia Beele (Next Generation Partner) and Coen Thomas - Private equity: Tier 4
Eelco Bijkerk, Maarten van der Graaf, Ruben Tros, Elias Ram and Dirk de Graeff - Project finance and PFI: Tier 2
Sharon Kaufmann, Herman Wamelink, Claudia Beele, Reijnoud Homveld, Coen Thomas and Jan Erik Janssen - Transport: Tier 2
Jeroen Timmermans and Bart-Jan Heijnen
A selection of the feedback from our clients and peers:
- Banking and finance: Borrower side : “Down to earth personalities making them human and therefore fun to work with, without compromising on quality. This is something that resonates with our team and the people we tend to work with.”
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side: “Highest attention on all levels; partner is highly committed and has hired very smart and thorough staff; all polite, smart, commercial; patient and good. Best lawyer experience in NL.”
- Commercial, corporate and M&A: “Stek is a leading law firm known for its deep expertise, which offers clients pragmatic and commercially-savvy advice in the M&A practice. The team is highly responsive, with partners closely involved in every stage of the process. Despite its boutique size, Stek handles complex, high-profile matters with the same skill as larger firms. A standout in the EMEA region.”
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration: “Very experienced lawyers. Co-operative and knowledgeable.”
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation: “Really strong in litigation and corporate/insolvency law. Good strategists.”
- Energy: “Stek is our go-to firm for all energy matters in the Netherlands. They are always completely on top of the issues, quick, reliable, pleasant to interact with. The energy team is really well integrated (regulatory, corporate, finance, commercial contracts and litigation expertise). Great technical and economic understanding of energy markets.”
- Private equity: “The Stek team has the right mix between professionalism and the collaborative mindset, which we find essential for good cooperation.”
- Project finance and PFI: “Dedicated team with strong hands-on knowledge of potential legal issues in PFI / project finance. They always try to balance the interests of all parties, which leads to quick and solid closing of the financing.”
- Transport:
“The firm is very aware of what is important to the client.”
We thank our clients and peers for this positive feedback!
