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Matthijs van der Laarse

Attorney-at-law / Trustee

Insolvency & restructuring, Corporate governance

Matthijs is a practical strategist for both national and international companies. Always one step ahead and on-the-ball in complex situations.

More about Matthijs van der Laarse

Matthijs is an attorney-at-law at Hoboken, specialising in corporate and insolvency law. He advises national and international companies facing financial difficulties or imminent bankruptcy.

Management and supervisory boards come to him for advice about directors’ and officers’ liability, restructuring and securities-based financing. He also regularly advises companies that relaunch or restart after bankruptcy, and gives advice on a wide range of corporate law matters, including partnerships, shareholders’ disputes and commercial contract law.

Education

  • Leiden University, Specialist course as restructuring expert in litigation involving the Court Approval of a Private Composition (Prevention of Insolvency) Act (WHOA) (2021)
  • Grotius Academy/Erasmus University Rotterdam, postgraduate specialisation course in financial economics for insolvency lawyers (2014)
  • Grotius Academy, postgraduate specialisation course in insolvency law (2011)
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, Dutch law, specialising in private law (2004)
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, Economics, specialising in business economics (2002)

Memberships & additional role

  • The Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners (INSOLAD)
  • Netherlands Association for Restructuring (NVvH)
  • Netherlands Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law (NVRII)

Legal practice areas the Netherlands Bar’s register

  • Insolvency law
  • Corporate law
  • Admitted to the Dutch bar: 25 February 2005
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