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Stek welcomes Channa Ebskamp

We are delighted to announce that Channa Ebskamp has recently joined our Dispute Resolution group. Channa has gained broad experience through various internships across multiple legal fields, including corporate law, real estate, corporate advisory, dispute resolution, and mergers & acquisitions. At Stek, she focuses on commercial and corporate disputes,…

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Directors’ Duties of Care discussed in Tijdschrift Ondernemingsrecht

Mathias Wielinga Carvajal, attorney in Stek’s corporate litigation team, has published an article in Tijdschrift Ondernemingsrecht (Journal of Corporate Law). The article discusses the different types of directors’ duties of care found in case law. in the context of corporate governance. In legal literature and case law, it is generally…

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Stichting Massaschade & Consument officially files collective action against Sony

Yesterday, Stichting Massaschade & Consument officially filed a collective action against Sony on behalf of Dutch PlayStation users. Following the successful Fair PlayStation campaign, the collective action challenges Sony’s exclusionary control over digital pricing and distribution within the PlayStation ecosystem. Based on the economic study accompanying the claim, Dutch consumers have…

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Stek welcomes Michelle de Vries

We are delighted to announce that Michelle de Vries has recently joined our Corporate M&A practice group. Michelle advises private equity investors, financial institutions, and both Dutch and international companies on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, and other corporate law matters. She regularly works with…

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Stek in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500

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 3Sharon…

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Stek in Chambers Europe 2025

In the 2025 edition of the directory Chambers Europe Stek is again recommended for its practice areas as listed below. The following lawyers are listed as “Notable Practitioners”: Banking & Finance: Sharon Kaufmann, Herman Wamelink; Banking & Finance – Project Finance: Herman Wamelink; Corporate/M&A Mid-Market: Eelco Bijkerk, Maarten van…

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Stek represents Stichting Massaschade & Consument in collective action against Sony

Today, Stichting Massaschade & Consument has officially launched a campaign for its collective action against Sony on behalf of Dutch PlayStation users. The case addresses Sony’s abuse of its dominant market position, which has led to inflated prices for digital PlayStation games and in-game content. For…

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Stek in Chambers Global 2025

In the 2025 edition of Chambers Global, Stek is once again recommended for its practice areas: Finance, Corporate/M&A Mid-Market, and Litigation. The following lawyers are listed as ‘Notable Practitioners: Banking & Finance: Sharon Kaufmann and Herman Wamelink Corporate/M&A Mid-Market: Eelco Bijkerk, Maarten van der Graaf, and Ruben Tros Dispute Resolution:…

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Stek organizes documentation session Dutch borrowing base lenders

Stek (Merijn Batteram and Sharon Kaufmann) organized recently a documentation session for legal counsels of several Dutch borrowing base lenders. Key focus was the correlation between the LMA senior facilities agreement with borrowing base facility and the FAAN based borrowing base ancillary document used in the Dutch…

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Welcoming two new counsel to Stek: Tanja Schasfoort and Dawid Sztandera

We are proud to announce the strengthening of our Dispute Resolution and Restructuring & Insolvency practice groups with the appointment of two new counsel: Tanja Schasfoort (Dispute Resolution) and Dawid Sztandera (Restructuring & Insolvency), effective from 1 January 2025. Tanja is an experienced commercial dispute resolution…

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Shell, Milieudefensie, and Climate litigation: key take-aways for directors of Dutch companies

On 12 November 2024, the Court of Appeal in The Hague delivered its judgment in the climate case between Milieudefensie and Shell. Although the court overturned the judgment that had obliged Shell to reduce CO2 emissions by 45% across the Shell Group by 2030, the judgment still…