Dutch law firm joins the network Eversheds International
DUTCH LAW FIRM JOINS THE NETWORK EVERSHEDS INTERNATIONAL
The international lawyer"s office Eversheds expands its presence with two new offices in the Netherlands. Yesterday, the renowned Dutch law firm Faasen & Partners announced that it would join Eversheds International.
As of 01 October 2008 the Dutch firm, which has offices in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, will operate under the new name of Eversheds Faasen as a member of Eversheds International. The new addition increases the coverage of Eversheds International to 40 offices across 25 countries in Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Faasen & Partners was founded in 2002. The firm started out with five partners and is now one of the largest new law firms in the Netherlands, specialising in corporate, capital market, employment and competition law, with a major part of its business including international transactions.
Dr Matthias Heisse, Managing Partner of
Heisse Kursawe Eversheds in Germany comments:
"We are very proud of having Faasen &
Partners joining our network. We have already worked together in many cases
where the clients were based in the USA and India. In addition, we have the same
strategic objectives and opinion. Faasen & Partners is an ideal complement
for our international network."
Rob Faasen, Managing Partner of Faasen &
Partners, comments:
"We are already involved in many
international transactions. Having the capabilities and resources of an
international law firm like Eversheds to draw upon will be an enormous advantage
for us and our clients. Being part of Eversheds will give us an even greater
presence in the Netherlands and we expect our
involvement in international transactions to
intensify."
At present, Faasen & Partners has 11 partners and 45 associates.