Legal 500
Recommended for Corporate and commercial
Martine de Koning is singled out.
Recommended for Mergers and Acquisitions
PLC Cross border Communications 2005
Kennedy Van der Laan is recommended for IT and e-commerce as
Leading. Under Telecommunications as highly recommended.
PLC Cross Border Mergers and acquisitions
2006-2007
Kennedy Van der Laan is recommended
Chambers Global 2004-2005
Kennedy Van der Laan is listed under Communications
"This admired niche player has made its mark in the IT field
and carving inroads among major telecoms operators such as
Vodafone. Clients appreciate its no-nonsense, value-for-money
assistance and competence: "You won't get a rolls Royce,
just the answer you need." Microsoft heads up the list of the
firm's leading accounts; four to five ICT specialists work
exclusively for the software giant on licensing matters. The ICT
team also advised internet company Overture on amending its licence
agreements pursuant of Dutch law and has assisted government and
commercial clients such as Schiphol Airport with procurement
issues."
The clients: Apple; Nike; ABN AMRO; Vodafone and Demon
Internet.
Chambers Global 2006
Kennedy Van der Laan is listed under Competition/antitrust
"Clients flock to this practice because in the words of one
source, its lawyers are "more focused on us than bigger firms
and give us more partner attention." Although it is smaller
than some of its competitors, it offers a wade array of services
from merger control filings to administrative fine proceedings. It
is also often a first point of contact for foreign companies
entering the Dutch market and looking for general counselling on
the national competition laws.
Kennedy Van der Laan is listed under TMT
"Chambers' sources pitches this team as one of the most
powerful niche players in the Dutch IT arena. The group fields a
star cast of quality lawyers and has established excellent working
relationships with clients varying from multinational companies to
young entrepreneurs. Core components of the practise include
advising on software protection and licensing, technology transfers
and the sale and lease of hardware. Clients also rely on the group
to counsel on legal issues surrounding the internet, e-commerce and
multimedia publications. Lawyers are also on hand to advice on
contractual and tort liability and computer crimes. IT
transactions, including outsourcing, also form part of the
workload."
Internationale commerciële contracten
Kennedy Van der Laan ondersteunt vanaf de eerste dag van haar
bestaan cliënten bij commerciële transacties. Meer in het
bijzonder: bij het opstellen van de internationale contracten die
bij dergelijke transacties horen en bij de inhoudelijke
onderhandelingen.
Omdat wij op heel veel voor internationaal opererende cliënten
hoort kennis van internationaal contracteren er bij Kennedy Van der
Laan gewoon bij. Onze advocaten onderkennen de internationale
verschillen in juridische cultuur en manier van zakendoen en weten
ermee om te gaan. Dat geldt in het bijzonder voor de belangrijkste
Europese, Britse en Amerikaanse markten. Kortom: wij zijn volop
vertrouwd met de praktijkproblemen in internationale commerciële
verhoudingen en innovatief in het vinden van oplossingen.
Onze ervaring op het gebied van internationaal contracteren
hebben we opgebouwd in IT, intellectueel eigendom, outsourcing,
distributie en franchising, fusies en overnames, joint ventures,
financiering en energie.
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