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Ranking Chambers and Partners Global 2026

19 Mar '26

Author(s): Albert Wiggers, Willem Leppink en Sabin Tigu

The rankings of Chambers Global 2026 have been announced. We are proud to announce that Ploum Rotterdam Law Firm's intellectual property law team and M&A team of Ploum Rotterdam Law Firm has received a fantastic ranking in this edition of Chambers Global.

Corporate/M&A: band 2

Rotterdam-based Ploum is a full-service law firm that exhibits skill advising clients on their strategic transactions in the Netherlands. The practice draws upon its expertise to assist with both the buy and sell sides of deals, as well as the corporate aspects of transactions. It counts multinational corporates, investment companies and venture capital firms among its client base, and has further experience acting for shareholders. The team operates across a number of sectors, notably energy, transport, food and medtech.

“The lawyers are really keen to understand what is important to clients. They are extremely client-focused in order to make sure they constantly provide value for money.”

“The Ploum partners are knowledgeable, well experienced and able to communicate well with all stakeholders.”

“Ploum is our go-to law firm in the Netherlands. The team is very knowledgeable and provides excellent services. It knows the industry inside out and is able to advise on all aspects of relevance.”

“Ploum is very capable of turning complex issues into pragmatic solutions.”

“The Ploum team adopts a pragmatic and hands-on approach. It has profound knowledge of the matters and offers quick response times.”

Work Highlights

Ploum advised FIELDS Group on its acquisition of a majority interest in TTNL.

Notable practitioners

Albert Wiggers is a key contact for clients.

Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright: band 4

Ploum acts for clients from the automotive, tech, consumer goods and luxury industries on both contentious and non-contentious soft IP mandates. This ranges from the management of trade mark portfolios to brand enforcement, anti-counterfeiting issues and copyright infringement.

“I really feel that client service sits at the heart of everything the lawyers do and they consistently deliver.”

“The lawyers are very prompt, very thorough and detailed in the advice they give. They are creative problem-solvers.”

“The Ploum team is extremely responsive and strategically excellent. The lawyers think proactively and are always available.”

“We know that the team will deliver expert advice which is grounded in commerciality. Its focus is always on how to get the client to the place they want to be for the best interests of the business.”

“They know our business sometimes even better than we do.”

Work Highlights

Ploum acted for Coty on litigation proceedings concerning counterfeit goods and parallel imports, as well as trade mark infringement actions.

Notable practitioners

Willem Leppink and Sabin Tigu are key contacts for clients.

Contact

Attorney at law, Partner

Albert Wiggers

Expertises:  Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Transport and Logistics, Food, Distressed companies,

Attorney at law, Partner

Willem Leppink

Expertises:  Intellectual property rights, European Law, Trademark and Design registration, Marketing and Advertising, Technology, Media and Telecom, Food, E-commerce,

Attorney at law, Partner

Sabin Tigu

Expertises:  Intellectual property rights, Trademark and Design registration, Technology, Media and Telecom, Start-up and Scale-up,

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