Senior Associate Restructuring & Insolvency

In this role, you will support a Band 1 restructuring practice in Amsterdam, advising on cross-border restructurings for lenders, borrowers, sponsors and investors. You’ll shape strategy, structure and negotiations across complex, multi-jurisdiction matters, with close collaboration across our global firm. You’ll develop a deeper specialization in insolvency and related law while building trusted client relationships. The opportunity offers direct responsibility, international exposure and a clear path to leadership within the Dutch restructuring market.

• Advise on complex, cross-border restructurings from early distress to implementation
• Structure and negotiate amend-and-extend transactions, rescue and new money financings, liability management, security packages and enforcement scenarios
• Advise on WHOA plans and their interaction with foreign schemes and insolvency proceedings
• Assess insolvency, security and property law risks and translate analysis into actionable client advice
• Collaborate with colleagues across practices and offices to deliver integrated guidance
• Build client relationships and raise profile in the Dutch restructuring market

• Dutch-qualified lawyer with banking & finance experience in private practice (6+ years)
• Solid finance transaction experience with interest in restructuring
• Strong drafting skills and excellent academic background
• Comfortable with cross-border work and complex fact patterns
• Fluent in Dutch and English; strong analytical and project management abilities
• Collaborative, solution-focused mindset

• cross-cultural collaboration
• analytical thinking
• client relationship skills
• banking & finance transactions
• insolvency and goederenrecht interest
• transaction structuring