Justin de Vries
Specialised in :
Companies in financial distress, Enterprise and business and Real estate.
Call Justin at:
+31 (0)10 209 27 77 or +31 (0)6 14 31 13 12
Education
Business Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2015). Justin completed successfully the postgraduate Grotius specialization course in Company and Corporate Law in 2021.
Lawyer At LVH
Since 2016.
Position and facts
Justin focuses on insolvency law and corporate law. He is regularly appointed trustee in bankruptcy by the Rotterdam District Court and, if necessary, he litigates before courts and tribunals.
Examples of cases:
- Assisting directors in liability proceedings;
- Advising companies in (financial) difficulties;
- Assisting directors in bankruptcy (vis-à-vis the receiver and third parties);
- drafting takeover contracts and shareholder agreements;
- advising and litigating in the field of tenancy law relating to business premises.
Expertise
Companies in financial distress, Enterprise and business and Real estate.
Competences
Justin indulged himself in the business operations of the client. He knows how to translate complex issues into a concrete plan of action.
Registration of legal areas
In accordance with Article 35b(1) of the Legal Profession Regulations Justin has registered the following legal areas in the register of legal areas of the Netherlands Bar: business law and insolvency law. According to the standards of the Netherlands Bar the registration obliges him to obtain ten training credits per year in each of the registered legal areas.
Personal characteristics
Clear-headed, committed, direct.
Memberships / extracurricular activities
- Member of the Young Insolvency Lawyers Association (JIRA).
Articles
The statutory regulation of conflicting interests in a B.V. (and the foundation and association)
Since 2013, the private limited liability company has a statutory regulation with Article 2:239 (6) of the Dutch Civil Code for the situation where one or more directors have a direct or indirect personal interest that conflicts with the interest of the company and its affiliated business.
Directors and officers liability towards third parties: The Beklamel-Standard
The corona crisis can cause difficulties for your company. It may not be able to supply all its customers with products, pay all its suppliers on time or otherwise fail to meet its obligations towards its contracting parties and other third parties.
The shareholders’ agreement: what if agreements are not kept?
In my previous contributions "A shareholder agreement to make your startup investor-proof" and "The shareholder agreement: some practical tips" I already wrote about the usefulness and necessity of the shareholder agreement. In order to avoid conflicts with, for example, future investors, it is wise to make good agreements about the cooperation. Not only agreements about the positive aspects of the cooperation, but above all agreements about what should happen if the cooperation does not go as expected.
