Rob Steenhoek
Specialised in :
Companies in financial distress and Enterprise and business
Call Rob at:
+31 (0)10 209 27 77 or +31 (0)6 53 73 17 51
Rob Steenhoek started his career as a corporate legal counsel at an accountancy firm in 1991. Rob has been working as a lawyer since 1996. He joined the law firm LVH Advocaten in 2001, where he was made partner in 2010. He specialises in business law and insolvency law. In the area of business law, Steenhoek’s activities include advising on commercial contracts, takeovers, on company restructuring and on directors’ liability. In addition Rob is appointed as bankruptcy trustee by the district court of Rotterdam regularly.
Steenhoek is a man with a pragmatic approach and practical solutions, and who never loses sight of human aspects. His approach is service-driven to the core.
In accordance with Article 35b(1) of the Legal Profession Regulations Rob 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.
Articles
Director’s liability for tax debts
Directors of troubled companies are usually aware that acts performed in the face of bankruptcy (if it comes to that) will be examined by a receiver. Unobligatory legal acts that have harmed creditors may be reversed by the trustee.
Bankruptcy Transfer of Undertaking Act (Wovof)
On 27 May 2024, the Transfer of Undertaking in Bankruptcy Act (Wovof) was submitted for consultation. All stakeholders will have the opportunity to respond to the bill until 22 July 2024. Thisis a follow-up to the earlier consultation in 2019. What is the purpose of this new legal regulation?
Temporary law on transparency turboliquidation
The Temporary Act on Transparency Turboliquidation came into force on 15 November 2023. The consequences of this law and the additional conditions that must be met have been written about before (see, for example, the article from 22 March 2023). Despite the increased requirements, turbo liquidation is still a good tool for winding up companies with no operations and assets after 15 November 2023.
