Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright is today announcing the arrival of corporate partner Heimon Smits to its Amsterdam office. Heimon joins us from AKD, Amsterdam, having previously worked at Loyens & Loeff and NautaDutilh, where he spent two years in New York advising on Dutch law aspects of cross border transactions.

Heimon specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, complex cross border transactions, corporate governance and restructuring. He has extensive experience of advising both national and international companies and financial investors.

At Norton Rose Fulbright, he will concentrate on the growth of the food and agribusiness team in Amsterdam.

Ep Hannema, managing partner, Norton Rose Fulbright in Amsterdam said:

“Heimon is an excellent addition to our corporate practice in Amsterdam and his experience complements our existing domestic and global team very well. The growth of our corporate and M&A capability in Amsterdam allows us to keep delivering consistently high quality work to our clients, who are acting in a growing global market place and are often active in several jurisdictions .”

Heimon Smits:

“I am very enthusiastic about joining Norton Rose Fulbright. I am looking forward to being part of the Amsterdam team and to working closely with the rest of our global practice. As the business needs of our clients become increasingly international, effectively serving them requires not only our presence in Amsterdam but also the global resources and in depth knowledge that Norton Rose Fulbright offers.”