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Loyens & Loeff has elected Maarten van der Weijden as managing partner as Pim Bertels steps down after four years at the helm.
The firm has also re-elected its two executive board positions with van der Weijden taking over as chairman from Bertels, a position automatically held by the firm’s managing partner. Hamith Breedveld has been appointed as the second new member of the board as corporate partner Hendrik van Druten completes his two year term.
The role of managing partner runs for four years, while board appointments run for two. The remaining non-executive board elections are expected to be held in the coming weeks.
Van der Weijden has been a member of Loyens’ international tax practice since 1987 and made partner in 1997. He was the resident partner at the firm’s New York branch from 1996-1999. Breedveld has been a civil notary lawyer in the firm’s real estate practice since 2002.
Van Druten told Legal Week : “It is always a very careful practice to arrive at the right set of candidates and we are confident the right decisions have been made. The firm as a whole has faired better than average this year due to careful finance cutting from 2009 and the inherent strength of our combined tax and legal services.”
He added: “Although work in The Netherlands has not been excessive we have been taking a relatively big piece of it.”
Loyens has emerged as one of the more robust performer in the Dutch legal market during the downturn, with Loyens outperforming a number of rivals in the 2008 financial year.
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