Wise Law BV has acted in a broad range of complex corporate, financial and regulatory matters. The examples below illustrate the breadth of our expertise and the multidisciplinary nature of our practice.

Corporate Governance and Company Law

• Drafting and advising on corporate decision-making for Dutch subsidiaries of an international trading group, including board resolutions, shareholder approvals and governance protocols.
• Adjusting and optimizing the corporate structure of a project development group, including the introduction of governance measures designed to reduce exposure to director and supervisory board liability.
• Assisting buyers and sellers in corporate acquisitions, ranging from share and asset transactions to cross-border restructurings, including negotiation support and drafting of transaction documentation.
• Restructuring and unbundling partnerships within capital companies, private companies and joint ventures, including the separation of assets, voting rights, profit entitlements and governance responsibilities.
• Structuring investments in corporate and asset-based projects, such as real estate, maritime assets, film production, green energy initiatives and forestry enterprises, including drafting all associated agreements and legal documentation.

Financial Products and Private Capital Markets

• Designing and documenting lending, factoring and funding products, including private placements, crowdfunding structures and emissions on the private capital market.
• Drafting agreements and preparing legally robust disclosure materials, such as investor memoranda, risk statements, terms and conditions and regulatory compliance documentation.

Corporate Litigation and Enterprise Chamber Proceedings

• Advising and litigating on company policy disputes, particularly in relation to inquiry proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal.
• Acting as court-appointed investigator or temporary manager in inquiry proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber, involving sectors such as secondment, green energy, construction, ICT, advertising and logistics.

Financial Services and Investment Disputes

• Handling complaints procedures before the Financial Services Complaints Institute (Kifid) and litigating cases involving investment losses caused by:
  • inadequate diversification (territorial, sector-based or product-based);
  • breaches of the ‘Know Your Client’ (KYC) principle;
  • high-risk or unsuitable investment products;
  • transactions executed contrary to the agreed investment mandate.
• Advising asset managers and investment fund managers on the implementation and interpretation of MiFID and related regulatory frameworks.
• Drafting management and consultancy agreements for tied agents and associated intermediaries acting on behalf of investment firms.