The Netherlands Office Brochure

Bird & Bird's office in The Hague opened in December 2001 and provides a comprehensive range of corporate and commercial legal services to its clients. Combining a strongly established Dutch practice with teams from each of our international offices we are well placed to provide domestic and cross-border advice to national and international clients. Our office is staffed by over 60 Dutch lawyers all of whom are bilingual in Dutch and English, and a number are fluent in other languages.

By combining a strong technology focus with corporate and transactional know-how, we are able to offer a uniquely targeted service to clients in the aviation & aerospace, information technology, communications, life sciences, e-commerce, energy & utilities, media, banking & financial services and sport sectors. These services include corporate, commercial, tax and litigation. Our outstanding reputation for communications work and innovation also covers the postal sector where the firm has extensive expertise and experience in this market and operates at the forefront of the liberalisation process.

The Netherlands has long been a gateway for international trade and consequently the target for much investment. The country's trend to embrace innovation and attract investment has more recently been evident in the technology, communications and life sciences sectors borne out by the fact that The Netherlands was the first country with almost full cable television coverage. In addition, The Netherlands offers favourable intellectual property tax regimes making it an attractive country for multinationals to set up Dutch IP holdings.

As technology based businesses continue to develop in The Netherlands, so does the need for legal advice tailored to these sectors.  We have considerable experience working with companies in this field - both in Europe and globally - and are the foremost firm advising in these sectors.

Our lawyers combine industry knowledge and experience with commercial acumen enabling our clients to realise their domestic and international business objectives.

In addition, The Netherlands has an established cross-border injunction practice making it an attractive gateway to Europe. Bringing together teams from our international offices we are well placed to assist our clients in capitalising on opportunities across Europe and to obtain the best results.

Awards
"Western Europe IP/Communications Law Firm of the Year" by Chambers Global 2005, The World's Leading Lawyers

Bird & Bird has been identified as one of the Top 50 Law firms in the world by Global Counsel 3000.
In their assessment, Global Counsel made the following statement “The Global 50 identifies the law firms that have taken the greatest strides towards globalisation while maintaining quality”

Bird & Bird has been named European Law firm of the Year 2002/2003 by Global Counsel 3000, an award based largely on client feedback.