17 apr '20
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) heeft deze week de rankings voor 2020 gepubliceerd. The Legal 500 is een onderzoek dat jaarlijks wordt uitgevoerd op basis van feedback van cliënten en uitgebreid onafhankelijk onderzoek in de markt. Ook dit jaar heeft Ploum weer mooie resultaten behaald. Lees hieronder over onze rankings of bekijk ons profiel op Legal500.com.
Rotterdam-based Ploum is best known for handling projects for oil and gas companies and assists energy companies, including two of the four largest Dutch energy companies - NUON - Vattenfall and Eneco on M&A transactions. 'Excellent dealmaker' Stephan Sluijters, who leads the energy team together with Deborah Nizamoeddin, is increasingly instructed with respect to renewables.
‘The client service is always high, as is the quality of the advice. The firm is especially strong in M&A work in the energy sector, and has an excellent track record. Hands-on, client driven and very easy to work with. Good value for money spent. Excellent alternative for the expensive ‘Zuid-As’-Firms.‘ ‘Jeroen Terstegge – rising star in the M&A/Corporate/Energy sector, very pleasant to work with, dedicated and a very clever lawyer with indepth knowledge. He delivers great work. He is able to understand very complex issues and to deliver clever solutions.‘ ‘Stephan Sluijters – very pleasant, fast thinking lawyer and an excellent dealmaker. He does understand what clients would like to see. Responsive and on the ball.’
Ploum has in-depth expertise in environment and planning law, especially issues concerning refineries and tank storage. Key clients include petroleum companies BP and Shell, as well as tank storage companies Vopak and Maasvlakte Olie Terminal. Maayke Maas-Cooymans and Alexandra Danopoulos lead the practice. Maas-Cooymans is assisting HKZ Devex with the tender procedure for the development of Hollandse Kust. Stephan F.J. Sluiter also advised on this matter.
‘Good connection and engagement to the position of the company. Excellent knowledge of applicable law, experienced in high exposure cases and know how dealing with authorities‘. ‘Stephan Sluiter is a pleasure to deal with. He has a lot of expertise and is able to translate the input of the business quickly and correctly in legal documents. He is sensitive in relationships of the business with competent authorities and always looking for more permanent solutions than going to court. Furthermore, he has a good sense of humour and he is modest‘. ‘The team is headed by Maayke Maas and Stephan Sluyter. Both are very capable and have extended knowledge of the relevant case law concerning environmental issues, especially in harbor related cases‘. ‘Alexandra Danopoulos – Very practical, good listener and knows how the business thinks‘.
At Ploum, Dennis Zieren leads a team along with senior partners Dorine ten Brink and Miranda Top-Sarneel. The team is valued for its in-depth knowledge of privacy issues and for providing 'sanity checks' for clients. Its expertise spans the notification and aftermath of major personal data breaches; advice on a variety of data privacy matters, such as inter-company data transfers inside and outside of the EEA, and data retention. This is combined with expertise in direct marketing, camera surveillance, and the use of personal data in the healthcare sector.
‘The privacy team acts as an extended arm for privacy queries of our company. I can contact the team for in-depth privacy issues but also as a sparring partner for carrying out a sanity check.’ ‘At Ploum they have a great deal of knowledge about data privacy and data protection. They know what we do at our firm, so they know how to translate our questions about data privacy to our practice. They respond quickly to questions.’ ‘They work in a team, so when one person is absent, another colleague takes over. I never have to wait long for a response. And they are always very friendly. Engaging any service provider, I expect them to deliver high quality and value. During this project with Ploum, I felt very comfortable with their level of support, input and advice given, also challenging me in a professional way.’
Ploum's expertise is focused on health, safety and environmental issues, and it is a popular choice for clients in the chemical or construction sectors. The team primarily assists the insured parties, but also acts on behalf of insurance companies, brokerage companies and loss adjusters. The firm's other key area of strength is in the field of professional liability, particularly directors’ and officers’ liability. In recent highlights, practice head Natalie Vloemans led a team which represented construction consortium SAAone in a €15m insurance claim against several Dutch underwriters. Also recommended is Maurice Verhoeven.
'Strongly rooted in Rotterdam but with an international outlook', Ploum is a highly recommended mid-sized firm, and is noted for its strong focus on the energy sector alongside expertise in the transport and logistics industries. 'Outstanding transactional lawyer' Tom Ensink heads up the team, while 'strong negotiator' Albert Wiggers acts for Dutch and international clients and private equity houses on a range of acquisitions and disposals. Stephan Sluijters is a key name for energy sector work, and junior partner Jeroen Terstegge is praised as a 'rising star'. The team has also seen notable growth with the recruitment of several corporate and acquisition finance specialists.
‘Everyone contributes their fair share, they are incredibly motivated and client oriented.’ ‘Nick Hessels and Jeroen Terstegge are client focused, responsive, good to approach, keep to deadlines, good quality, well experienced, and good at drafting contracts.’ ‘The client service is always high, as is the quality of the advice. The firm is especially strong in M&A work in the energy sector and has an excellent track record. Hands on, client driven and very easy to work with. Good value for money, excellent alternative to the expensive firms.’ ‘Jeroen Terstegge is a rising star in the M&A/corporate/energy sector. Very pleasant to work with, dedicated and a very clever lawyer with in depth knowledge. He delivers great work and is able to understand complex issues and deliver clever solutions.’ ‘Stephan Sluijters is very pleasant, fast thinking and an excellent deal maker and is on the ball.’ ‘The firm is strongly rooted in Rotterdam, but has an international outlook. The team is very much no-nonsense, pragmatic, highly knowledgeable and generally very pleasant to work with or to have act as opposing counsel.’ ‘Tom Ensink is an overall outstanding transactional lawyer, who has evidently more than mastered all phases and all aspects of an M&A transaction. He superbly handles cross-border transactions involving many parties, with different interests, be it (strategic) buyers/sellers, investors, banks, borrowers or partners. In addition, he is very down-to-earth, very accessible, always available.’ ‘Stephan Sluijters is second to none in transactions in the energy sector, including transactions in the oil and gas industry. He is an excellent transactional lawyer as well. I particularly appreciate his sector expertise.’ ‘Albert Wiggers is a solid transactional lawyer and a strong negotiator as well. His arrival has further strengthened the team. The corporate M&A team at Ploum are superb and stand out in the M&A market for their work.’
Rotterdam-based Ploum is home to a dispute resolution team with good experience in a multitude of areas, including contractual and extra-contractual disputes, corporate litigation, insolvency-related matters, disputes in the customs and trade area, and product liability cases. Maurice Verhoeven leads the team and has considerable expertise in professional liability. The firm has seen significant expansion in 2019, with the arrival of Jikke Biermasz and Marijn van Tuijl from Kneppelhout & Korthals Advocaten, both of whom are experienced in customs and trade-related litigation.
Ploum's employment group has particular experience in the logistics and manufacturing sectors, with a strong base of clients instructing its Rotterdam office on employment matters. Founding partner Rutger Ploum is recommended for conflicts between employers and labour organisations such as trade unions or works councils, and co-heads the team along with Simon Tan. Senior associate Astrid van Toledo is a key contact for reorganisations, terms of employment, non-competition and advice regarding co-determination.
‘Ploum is a great asset for us in The Netherlands. They are efficient and business oriented‘ ‘Simon Tan is a star in handling employment law matters. Fast, efficient, able to understand clients needs, focused and sharp.‘
Ploum routinely assists its clients with anti-counterfeiting, border seizures and parallel trade cases. The firm handles pan-EMEA litigation in a range of sectors including automotive, technology, luxury goods, food and beverage, and tobacco. Practice head Willem Leppink is 'very pragmatic' and thinks 'out of the box'; he is assisting Western Digital with multi-jurisdictional counterfeit and parallel trade cases connected to online market places.
‘I work with Willem and Sabin. They are knowledgeable and prompt. We are a tech company so we appreciate the more relaxed and friendly approach‘. ‘All lawyers of the IP section work well together and can take care of each other in case of absence, so quick advice is possible. Costs are in proportion to the work / experience and practical advice is provided (also legible for non-lawyers)‘. ‘Willem Leppink: Reachable 24/7, very pragmatic and commercial thinking lawyer taking into account the best interests of the company. Has a lot of ready knowledge and also thinks out of the box. Acts as a team player and not as an external advisor‘. ‘Arlette Molenaar: Reachable 24/7, very pragmatic and commercial thinking lawyer taking into account the interests of the company. Has a lot of ready knowledge and always takes into account the costs and tries to reduce these as much as possible‘.
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