Stek in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 guide

In the 2024 edition of the authoritative directory 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 (promoted to) Tier 3:
  Sharon Kaufmann, Herman Wamelink, Maarten van der Graaf,  Marleen Veenstra (promoted to Next Generation Partner) and Katinka van den Brink.
• Banking and finance: lender or arranger side: Tier 3
  Herman Wamelink (promoted to Leading Individiual), Marleen Veenstra, Sharon Kaufmann, Maarten van der Graaf, Guy Pegels and Katinka van der Brink.
• Commercial, corporate and M&A: Tier 4
  Eelco Bijkerk, Maarten van der Graaf, Ruben Tros, Reijnoud Homveld, Claudia Beele, Lodewijk Vonken, Pamela Buhrman and Dirk de Graeff
• Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation: Tier 3
  Jan Bart van de Hel, Gerben Smit, Simon Boersen (promoted to Next Generation Partner), Max Hetterscheidt; Tanja Schasfoort and Barbara Elion
• Energy: Regulatory: Tier 1
  Jan Erik Janssen (Leading individual), Veii Jacobs (Rising star) and Gerard de Jongh
• Energy– Transactional:Tier 2
  Reijnoud Homveld (leading individual), Claudia Beele (Next Generation Partner), Coen Thomas; Sharon Kaufmann and Herman Wamelink
• Private equity: Tier 3
  Eelco Bijkerk, Maarten van der Graaf, Ruben Tros, Eelco Bijkerk, Ruben Tros, Maarten van der Graaf and Dirk de Graeff
• Project finance and PFI: Tier 3
  Herman Wamelink, Sharon Kaufmann, Claudia Beele, Herman Wamelink, Reijnoud Homveld, Coen Thomas, Jan Erik Janssen and Katinka van den Brink
• Transport: Tier 2
  Jeroen Timmermans
  
  A selection of the feedback from our clients and peers:

• ‘The Stek energy team is extraordinary in its knowledge of the market across the entire energy landscape and they understand new actions swiftly.’
• ‘Very hands on and pragmatic in negotiating new financing agreements inter alia and for negotiating in distressed projects as well.’
• ‘The Stek team consists of top-notch litigators who have a proactive and pragmatic approach to the high-profile cases they run. Compared to some of their peers, the Stek team are focused on getting the job done and on delivering results for the client, all in an extremely user-friendly way. The team is a pleasure to work with.’
• ‘They have a strong team managing a range of international transactions, particularly in the corporate and leveraged finance space.’
• ‘Stek is pragmatic and direct. In a deal setting they are looking for solutions that work for both parties while keeping in mind the interests of their client.

We again thank our clients and peers for this enthusiastic feedback!