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Simone Zwartenkot

She/herSenior Associate
Amsterdam
About

Simone Zwartenkot is an experienced litigator who acts for both national and international clients, particularly in the area of financing, securities and commercial disputes. Her clients are mainly banks (i.a. all major Dutch banks) and commercial companies.

Simone advises and litigates on facility agreements, the establishment and enforcement of security rights, commercial disputes, prejudgment attachments (i.a. European Account Preservation Orders), netting, fraud and asset tracing, liability claims and duty of care issues.

Simone is one of our key litigators, with a strong and solution driven court performance. In 2020 she finished her post academic course in Finance & securities cum laude, and she currently lectures property law at the Law Firm School.

Areas of FocusCorporateFinanceRestructuringFinancial ServicesFinancial Services LitigationTechnology and Commercial Transactions
Professional qualificationsAdvocaat admitted with the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten

EXPERIENCE

Areas of Experience
  • Litigation
  • Financing
  • Security rights
  • Commercial disputes
  • Prejudgment attachments
  • Fraud
Key experience
  • Assisting ING with the settlement of a large scale real estate financing arrangement
  • Representing ABN AMRO in a cross-border litigation matter against a high net-worth individual
  • Acting for ING in litigation against one of its borrower in relation to a shipping finance arrangement
  • Representing Deutsche Bank in relation to the recovery of its claims against an international commodities trader in bankruptcy
  • Representing Rabobank in litigation against one of its borrowers in relation to a real estate investment project, including the arrangement of a European Account Preservation Order in Spain
  • Representing ING in litigation against a former client that was off-boarded for compliance reasons
  • Assisting Deutsche Bank with the settlement of the credit facility provided to a Dutch shipyard
  • Representing Utrecht University in the worldwide negotiations at both the Harvard University Model United Nations and the Cambridge University Model United Nations
Languages
  • English
  • Dutch
Education
  • Grotius Academy, Financing and Securities, cum laude, 2020
  • Amsterdam University, Masters of Laws (Corporate Law), cum laude, 2016
  • Utrecht University (Law College), Bachelor of Laws, honours, 2014

Lecturer

  • Teaching property law to lawyers at the Law Firm School

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Corporate Litigation Association
  • Corporate Law Society

Connect

Phone

+31 (0) 20 541 9376
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