Roy van Zuidewijn, Barend de

Barend de Roy van Zuidewijn (1959) has more than twenty years' experience of insolvency and corporate recovery practice. Prior to joining AKD, in 2001, he was a partner with Caron & Stevens/Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam where he led their insolvency section. He is currently in charge of AKD’s practice group on Insolvency and Restructuring.

Acting as official receiver, Barend has been involved in high profile bankruptcies such as that of KPNQwest Finance B.V., the financial holding of KPNQwest-concern, Internoc Holding N.V., Bobel N.V. and Ring! Rosa Products N.V.

Barend regularly acts as legal counsel for liable directors and supervisory board members. In his capacity as a lawyer for Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE he was involved in dealing with the bankruptcy of Jomed N.V.. He also acted on behalf of large creditors during bankruptcy proceedings involving DAF N.V. and Fokker N.V..

Chambers & Partners Europe Edition 2011, Restructuring/ Insolvency :
This team wins regular appointments as a trustee, most recently in the bankruptcies of SHB Havenpool and Greystone. It also advises mid-size and small companies on restructuring and insolvency issues, and has a special focus on the life sciences sector. Barend de Roy van Zuidewijn is the head of department. "He pays careful attention to detail while keeping his eye on the bigger picture," clients report.

IFRL1000, Edition 2011, Insolvency & Restructurering :
"We were satisfied by their service, we have used them for about five years. They really made a good impression on us, they were really constructive and well informed to the risks involved," says a client. "They don't try to over legalise the transactions. We have used other firms- but this is by far the best firm we have used."

Barend is a member of Insol and the Dutch insolvency specialists association Insolad.