David Heems

David Heems

Advocaat | Partner

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David Heems
Amsterdam
+31206056952
+31651845314
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Practice Areas

Procesvoering
Herstructurering en Insolventie

Sectors

Languages

Nederlands
Engels

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David is gespecialiseerd in commercial, finance en insolvency litigation, waaronder bestuurdersaansprakelijkheids- en jaarrekeningprocedures. Hij is regelmatig betrokken bij (grensoverschrijdende) herstructureringen en was onder meer betrokken bij procedures betreffende Sportcity, Imtech, Dümmen Orange, Steinhoff, Hudson's Bay en Royal IHC.

David is lid van de Insolvency committee van de International Bar Association. David spreekt en publiceert regelmatig. Hij is de coauteur van een toonaangevend commentaar op de artikelen betreffende de actio pauliana. David is al meer dan tien jaar docent insolventierecht aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam en is tevens docent aan de Law Firm School. Legal 500 heeft David uitgeroepen tot Recommended op het vlak van commercial litigation en tot Next Generation Partner op het gebied van Restructuring & Insolvency.

  • Next Generation Partner
    Legal 500, Restructuring and Insolvency (2024 Edition)
  • "A client says: ‘I am impressed by David Heems’ capacity to truly immerse himself into a complex case and advise on and design a litigation approach whereby he has deliberately and methodically covered all possible angles, providing adequate cover against possible approaches from the opponent, whilst still staking out a clear, well-backed-up legal course for the client’."
    Legal 500, Commercial Litigation (2024 Edition)
  • Next Generation Partner
    Legal 500, Restructuring and Insolvency (2023 Edition)
  • "One clients said: 'David Heems is the star! His personal efforts are beyond comparison to others. He is also a good leader in orchestrating his team.’"
     
    Legal 500, Dispute Resolution (2023 Edition)
  • "A client states: 'David Heems is a stand-out insolvency litigator; he is extremely quick in delivering output, has a sensible attitude on when to push for litigation (and when not to) and has the ability to get to the heart of a case quickly. Lastly, Karien van Boekel is an outstanding associate in the team'."
    Legal 500, Restructuring and Insolvency (2023 Edition)
  • Next Generation Partner
    Legal 500, Restructuring and Insolvency (2022 Edition)
  • “David Heems is an energetic and smart lawyer that get things done.”
    Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial litigation (2022 Edition)
  • Recommended
    Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (2022 Edition)
  • Recommended
    Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial litigation (2021 Edition)
  • Next Generation Partner
    Legal 500, Restructuring and Insolvency (2021 Edition)
  • “David Heems has an eye for detail and is verbally very strong.”
    Legal 500, Restructuring and Insolvency (2021 Edition)
  • “David Heems is very good, solid and reliable.”
    Legal 500, Restructuring and Insolvency (2021 Edition)
  • David Heems is recommended for insolvency-related litigation
    Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (2020 Edition)

Opleidingen

  • LL.M. Nederlands recht (cum laude) (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
  • Highlighted Matters
    Acting as the administrators appointed by the Amsterdam Court in the suspension of payment proceedings of Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. (a company listed on the Johannesburg and Frankfurt Stock Exchange), Houthoff oversaw the process leading up to the confirmation of the composition plan. This enabled Steinhoff to settle alleged claims for damages from 66,000 creditors totalling EUR 14 billion following from the group's disclosure of accounting irregularities in 2017.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Representing Kroonenberg, one of the largest real estate investors in the Netherlands, in a high-profile dispute against the bankruptcy trustees of Memid and Midreth, a large construction company in the Netherlands.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Representing members of the supervisory board of Imtech N.V. in various proceedings.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Representing CBRE Global Investors in proceedings in relation to the bankruptcy of Hudson's Bay Netherlands.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Representing investment firm Indofin, in relation to the IHC Group's restructuring in 2020.