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Stek in Chambers Global 2023

In the 2023 edition of the authoritative directory Chambers Global Stek is again recommended for its practice areas as listed below. The following lawyers are listed as “Notable Practitioners”: Banking & Finance: Frans Haak, Sharon Kaufmann, Herman Wamelink; Corporate/M&A Mid-Market: Eelco Bijkerk, Maarten van der Graaf, Ruben…

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Planting 1,000 trees with Life Terra

Recently we planted 1,000 trees in Almere Vliegerpark together with Life Terra. The trees we planted will contribute to ecological restoration and become part of an accessible park for the neighbourhood. Stek aims to lower its carbon emissions where possible. Life Terra’s reforestation project is an initiative…

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Stek appoints new counsel

We are happy to announce that Katinka van den Brink has been appointed as counsel at Stek! Katinka – banking & finance Katinka is an attorney in our banking & financing department and a member of Stek’s Energy team. She advises both lenders and borrowers in national as well…

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Stek welcomes new colleagues

We are delighted to announce that Charlotte Groenhout, Gerard de Jongh and Koen Friedericy joined Stek. Charlotte is an associate in our Corporate group. She advises private equity firms, corporates and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and other corporate law issues. Prior to…

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Stek nominated ‘Best Dutch M&A Law Boutique’ for eighth year in a row

Stek has for the eighth year in a row been nominated ‘Best Dutch M&A Law Boutique’ at the M&A Awards 2022 organized by Alex van Groningen B.V. (an award we won in 2018). We are again grateful to our clients and peers for this nomination. In addition, we advised…

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Combatting high energy prices in the Netherlands

The war in Ukraine has created a unique situation in the international energy market. To combat rising energy prices, the Dutch government plans to implement a temporary and generic price cap for electricity and gas for small consumers as of 1 January 2023. In short, the energy price cap entails…

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The consequences of the (interlocutory) Porthos ruling for new and ongoing construction projects/activities in the Netherlands

Background nitrogen deposition issue  Nitrogen deposition has been a significant issue in the Netherlands for a while. Many nature conservation areas are considered in such bad shape (the so-called critical deposition levels are (almost) reached), that additional nitrogen deposition by projects/activities is often not permitted without taking additional measures. The…

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Stek brings damages action against Google on behalf of publishers

Stek will bring a damages action in the Netherlands (covering the EEA) on behalf of publishers that have suffered harm as a result of Google’s anti-competitive conduct in the market for digital advertisement. As established in 2021 by the French Competition Authority, Google abused its dominant position…

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Claim vehicles, come to the Netherlands?!

On 27 July 2022, the District Court of Amsterdam (the Court) rendered another interesting (interim) judgment in the follow-on damages proceedings related to the so-called ‘trucks cartel’. These proceedings were initiated by several parties seeking compensation for damages against various truck manufacturers. After the…