De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek welcomes Irina Timp, Jan Wytze Haanstra Lode, Laura Stiekema and Ryanne Elkerbout-Kok as counsel

Dennis Horeman, Managing Partner at De Brauw: "The appointments of Irina, Jan Wytze, Laura and Ryanne further strengthen the broad range of expertise the firm offers to our clients. They each have built a strong track record in their areas of practice and are committed to delivering the best outcome for our national and international clients in complex, often multidisciplinary, matters. We welcome them in their new position as counsel and look forward to seeing them grow in their new role."

Irina Timp
Irina specialises in in employment law and employee benefits, advising and litigating on a wide range of complex collective and individual employment cases. In addition, Irina has extensive expertise and experience in Supreme Court litigation, a pivotal area in the EEB practice, where she has represented companies and individual employees in several high-profile, landmark cases.

Jan Wytze Haanstra Lode
As part of the Corporate practice group, Jan Wytze focusses on private equity transactions, including competitive sell-side processes, leveraged buyouts, minority investments and complex carve-outs. In addition, Jan Wytze has broad experience in advising on private M&A transactions, joint venture structures and complex corporate law matters.

Laura Stiekema
Laura specialises in advising listed companies, large multinationals and private equity firms on M&A transactions. She also brings extensive expertise and experience in regulatory and compliance matters, particularly in the context of cross-border M&A transactions and in handling internal investigations and cross-border enforcement cases. Her interdisciplinary skills are highly valuable in matters with both a corporate and regulatory angle.

Ryanne Elkerbout-Kok
Ryanne specialises in restructuring & insolvency matters, complex financing transactions and international debt restructuring, including related litigation. She has a particular focus on and experience in contentious debt restructuring mandates, where clients rate her highly for her ability to steer them through unchartered territory, including in Dutch WHOA proceedings.