Stibbe (law firm)

Stibbe
Headquarters	Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg
No. of offices	7
No. of attorneys	over 350
Major practice areas	General practice
Date founded	1911
Company type	Partnership
Website	www.stibbe.com

Stibbe is a Benelux full-service law firm with an internationally oriented commercial practice. Its primary offices are located in Amsterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg and the firm has branch offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London and New York City.

Stibbe’s expertise covers administrative and public law, corporate & finance, dispute resolution, employment & pensions, EU and national competition law, intellectual property, information technology, planning & environment and tax law. Its clients range from multinational corporations to state organisations and other public authorities. They represent a broad range of activity including financial institutions (banking, investment funds, private equity), real estate, industry, retail, logistics, technology, media and telecommunications.

History

The Dutch part of the firm was founded in 1911 by D.W. Stibbe. The Belgian part of Stibbe was established by Henri Simont sr. After the Dutch firm extended its activities by opening an office in New York, the two firms merged to rebrand as Stibbe & Simont in 1991. Stibbe has recently continued its expansion with the opening of a Dubai office in 2009, a Luxembourg office in 2010 and a Hong Kong office in 2012. Today the firm numbers over 350 lawyers. In 2011 Stibbe was elected Benelux Law Firm of the Year by The Lawyer.

The British law firm Herbert Smith had a partnership with Stibbe and the German firm Gleiss Lutz until 2011; Herbert Smith's intention was to merge with the other two firms, but they refused its overtures.^[1]