About Marco
Marco studied Dutch law at the University of Amsterdam and has been practising as a lawyer since January 2003. He gained extensive litigation and advisory experience at a medium-sized law firm in Amsterdam and founded AMS Advocaten B.V. in 2011, together with his three partners.
In addition to his daily law practice, Marco is also an expert attached to the business news website BusinessInsider.nl.
Specialisations
Marco advises and litigates mainly in the areas of Dutch corporate law, Dutch real estate law, Dutch construction law, Dutch contract law, and Dutch insolvency law.
As a lawyer, Marco was involved in the relaunch of the Mexx fashion chain by an international retail company.
Trustee in bankruptcies in the Netherlands
He is also regularly appointed by the court as a Dutch trustee in bankruptcies. In this position, he has built up extensive experience in insolvency law, viewed from the point of view not only of the liquidator but also of the bankrupt, its managers, shareholders and financiers.
Restructuring expert
In connection with the enactment of the "Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord" (WHOA) in 2021, Marco completed the specialized training program "Restructuring expert" at Leiden University. The WHOA provides companies in a critical condition with an opportunity for restructuring without the need for a bankruptcy declaration.
Grotius specialisation programme
Marco has completed the postgraduate specialisation programme in Insolvency Law at the Grotius Academy. This is the most comprehensive and complete postgraduate programme in insolvency law.
Memberships
Marco is a member of the Association of Insolvency Lawyers (INSOLAD) and its international branch INSOL. He is also a member of the Dutch Construction Lawyers Association).
Recent blogs
All blogsTemporary Turbo Liquidation Transparency Law enters into force
The Temporary Turbo Liquidation Transparency Act came into effect (for a period of two years) on Wednesday 15 November 2023. The main aim of the law is to increase transparency in turbo liquidations in order to improve the information creditors are able to get access to. Turbo liquidation A company that wishes to terminate its […]
Compliance with an agreement in preliminary relief proceedings
In spite of the fact that the supplier had terminated the distribution agreement, the Amsterdam Court recently held in preliminary relief proceedings that the supplier was obliged to partially continue the agreement with its distributor According to the court in preliminary relief proceedings the notice period, which the supplier observed, was too short. Lawyer Mathijs van Riet […]
First rulings based on the Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans Act (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord or WHOA)
The Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (WHOA) came into effect on 1 January 2021. The WHOA aims to reorganise companies in financial difficulties outside bankruptcy by obliging creditors (and other stakeholders) to cooperate in a private compulsory settlement. In the meantime, both the District Court of The Hague and the District Court of Amsterdam have issued […]
Practice areas register
Marco is registered in the legal practice areas register of the Dutch Bar Association with the main areas of law: insolvency law and real estate law (construction law). Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits each calendar year in each registered main area of law, in accordance with the standards of the Dutch Bar Association.