Simmons hire from local rival beefs up Netherlands corporate expertise
Simmons & Simmons has boosted its corporate capabilities in the Netherlands after adding a partner from Dutch rival Stibbe. Michiel Wurfbain will join the City law firm's corporate group as a partner in its Amsterdam office. He previously served as a senior associate at Stibbe, joining the firm in 2000.Wurfbain's practice focuses on equity capital markets (ECM) work, including advising banks on securities offerings, private placements and initial public offerings. With his arrival, Simmons' Dutch corporate practice now comprises six partners and 18 associates across offices in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
October 16, 2008 at 12:08 AM
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Simmons & Simmons has boosted its corporate capabilities in the Netherlands after adding a partner from Dutch rival Stibbe.
Michiel Wurfbain will join the City law firm's corporate group as a partner in its Amsterdam office. He previously served as a senior associate at Stibbe, joining the firm in 2000.
Wurfbain's practice focuses on equity capital markets (ECM) work, including advising banks on securities offerings, private placements and initial public offerings. With his arrival, Simmons' Dutch corporate practice now comprises six partners and 18 associates across offices in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Dutch corporate head Jean-Pierre van Leeuwe said: "Wurfbain's time at Stibbe has set him in good stead. He has a fantastic reputation in ECM, having taken leading roles in major transactions. His experience will help us to build our corporate practice."
Wurfbain's hire marks the third in Simmons' wider ECM practice in the last 12 months. At the end of last year Daniel Winterfeldt joined as a partner in the US securities group from the London office of Jones Day. Meanwhile, Lovells partner Chris Horton joined the firm's City headquarters last November.
Simmons launched in Amsterdam in January last year, and has since taken on partners Daphne Brinkhuis in the capital markets group and Arend Jaap van der Lely in the financial markets practice from local firms Houthoff Buruma and NautaDutilh respectively.
The firm also transferred its five-partner Dutch financial markets group from Rotterdam to the new office.
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