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Marc van Zanten

Partner
Advocaat

CMS Derks Star Busmann
Atrium - Parnassusweg 737
1077 DG Amsterdam
PO Box 94700
1090 GS Amsterdam
Netherlands
Languages German, French, English, Dutch

Marc van Zanten is an advocaat in the CMS Banking & Finance Practice Group. He specialises in insolvency law, civil procedural law, litigation and directors' and officers' liability.​

Marc has wide experience as a liquidator in insolvency proceedings and as an administrator in the suspension of payments. Marc also advises national and international companies on insolvency and restructuring issues and civil procedural law, including attachments and enforcement law.​

In addition, Marc is an external doctorate candidate at the University of Groningen (department of Commercial Law and Labour Law). He is currently working on a dissertation on the pre-pack insolvency procedure.

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"Marc van Zanten provides quick and solid advice which is to the point."

Chambers Europe, 2024

"Marc van Zanten is a very solution-oriented, practical lawyer with a strong commercial awareness, backed by a thorough, in-depth knowledge of insolvency law in the Netherlands."

Chambers Europe, 2024

"Marc is very knowledgeable and approachable. I especially appreciate his sensitivity to matters with social impact."

Chambers Europe, 2023

"He is a very solution-oriented, practical lawyer with a strong commercial awareness, backed by a thorough, in-depth knowledge of insolvency law in the Netherlands."

Chambers Europe, 2023

Marc van Zanten is praised for being "pleasant to work with" on insolvency matters.

Chambers Europe, 2020

"Strong in-depth knowledge, and is result driven."

IFLR1000, 2020

"Very professional and very open for communication."

IFLR1000, 2020

Relevant experience

  • Marc was appointed bankruptcy trustee by the District Court of Amsterdam in the insolvency of the hospital Slotervaartziekenhuis in Amsterdam.
  • Marc was appointed bankruptcy trustee by the District Court of Amsterdam in the insolvency of McGregor Fashion Group Holding B.V. and 12 of its group companies, Adam Menswear B.V., Cofi Maastricht B.V., Deno B.V., Emergo Sportswear B.V., Gaastra Holding Netherlands B.V., Gaastra International Footwear B.V., Gaastra International Sportswear B.V., Gaastra Retail B.V., McGregor E-store B.V., McGregor Fashion Group B.V., McGregor Holding Netherlands B.V. and McGregor Retail B.V. 
  • Marc was appointed bankruptcy trustee by the District Court of Amsterdam in the insolvency of 15 Dutch entities (Deutsche Land) with a €300m commercial real estate portfolio.
  • Marc acted as silent trustee and later as bankruptcy trustee in the pre-pack bankruptcy of the Florimex group, the third largest flower trader in the Netherlands with an annual turnover of €250m and 325 employees.
  • Marc acted as silent trustee and later as bankruptcy trustee in the pre-pack bankruptcy of the Ardenberg Group, owner of several nationwide retail shoe store chains, including Van Dalen and Dr. Adam’s.
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Memberships & Roles

  • Editor of Kluwer MKB Advieswijzer
  • Editor of Kluwer Groene Serie Faillissementswet
  • Commercial Law association
  • Dutch Association for Procedural Law
  • INSOLAD (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)
  • NVRII (Netherlands Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law)
  • Author of several publications in his professional subject area
  • Chief editor Kluwer Juridisch Memo
  • Chief editor SDU Magazine (BER)
  • Member of VIA, association of debt collection and litigation lawyers
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Awards & Rankings

  • Chambers Europe, 2024, Ranked in Restructuring/Insolvency: Administration
  • The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023, Marc van Zanten is Recommended
  • IFLR1000, 2022,  Marc van Zanten is highly regarded
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Education

  • Financial Economy for Insolvency lawyers, INSOLAD/EUR
  • Insolvency Law , Grotius Academy for Post-Graduate Law Studies
  • Post-graduate Certificate , Paris II University, France
  • Dutch Law, University of Amsterdam
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27/03/2024
CMS ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA 2024
The latest rankings of the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) are out. We would like to thank our clients for their trust in us and their feedback. Our lawyers are described as 'personal...
14/03/2024
CMS rankings in Chambers Europe 2024
The latest Chambers Europe rankings are out now. We are pleased to announce that CMS in the Netherlands has yet again earned excellent rankings. We thank our clients for putting their trust in us and...
01/02/2024
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In the process of simplifying and standardizing Dutch insolvency law, the proposed EU Directive for harmonizing insolvency law introduces a shift from subjective to objective criteria in avoidance ac­tions.Shift­ing...
06/07/2023
Proposal for European rules on pre-pack proceedings should be supported
On 7 December 2022, the European Commission published the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law. This Proposal is intended...
05/07/2023
Proposal for European rules on pre-pack proceedings should be supported
On 7 December 2022, the European Commission published the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law. The Proposal is intended...
12/04/2023
CMS ranked in the new Legal 500 EMEA
The latest rankings of the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) are out. We would like to thank our clients for their trust in us and their feedback. Our lawyers are described as 'personal, professional...
16/03/2023
Rankings Chambers Europe 2023 released
The latest Chambers Europe rankings are out now. We thank our clients for putting their trust in us and giving their feed­back. The following practice area groups from CMS in the Netherlands have been...
14/04/2021
Top rankings CMS in Legal 500 EMEA 2021
CMS has once again been ranked in the latest edition of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (2021). We thank our clients for putting their trust in us and recognising our expertise. Our lawyers...
18/03/2021
Top rankings CMS in Chambers Europe 2021
CMS is once again ranked in the latest edition of the Chambers Europe guide. A big thanks to our clients for putting their trust in us and recognising our expertise. CMS in the Netherlands is ranked in...
15/04/2020
Top rankings CMS in Legal 500 EMEA 2020
The online edition of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2020 has been published. Our lawyers are described as 'accurate, quick, flexible and knowledgeable'. CMS is valued for its presence...
12/03/2020
Top rankings CMS in Chambers Europe 2020
CMS is once again recommended in the latest edition of the Chambers Europe guide. Our teams in the Netherlands are recognised for their significant sector expertise, broad offerings, pragmatic approach...
11/04/2019
Top rankings CMS in The Legal 500 EMEA 2019
The online edition of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2019 has been published. Our lawyers are described as pragmatic, class, pleasant and knowledgeable. CMS is valued for its presence...