Houthoff appoints five counsel

Houthoff has appointed Anouk Boutens, Lucas Dröge, Isabella Wijnberg, Willem Liedenbaum and Monica Sonderegger as counsel as of 1 July 2021.

Edward de Bock, Managing Partner: "We are proud to appoint Anouk, Lucas, Isabella, Willem and Monica as counsel. At Houthoff, we believe it is important to invest in the professional and personal development of our people. With their extensive expertise, knowledge and experience, these talented lawyers always strive to achieve the best results. The appointments reflect the firm’s ambition to continue to grow, and by doing so, to provide our clients with high quality, pragmatic and innovative advice at all times."

About Anouk Boutens
Anouk specialises in employment and pension law. She advises on matters of strategic law in connection with mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. She also deals with employee participation issues and advises works councils. Read more.

About Lucas Dröge
Lucas specialises in complex commercial disputes, especially those concerning product liability. He advises and regularly litigates in complex and media-sensitive matters of national and international insurance and liability law, representing businesses and their directors as well as insurers. Read more.

About Isabella Wijnberg
Isabella specialises in dispute resolution, with a focus on class actions, corporate litigation and complex disputes relating to commercial contract law. She acts as defence counsel for businesses, semi-public organisations and financial institutions. Read more.

About Willem Liedenbaum
Willem works in the Corporate/M&A group and has extensive experience with complex cross-border mergers, acquisitions and capital market transactions. He advises his clients on corporate governance, joint ventures, securities law compliance and cross-border cases. Read more.

About Monica Sonderegger
Monica specialises in advising and litigating in matters of general administrative law, administrative procedural law, and environmental law. She has experience with various facets of administrative law. Read more.