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Marc Zanten
Partner

Marc van Zanten

Advocaat

Languages
  • German
  • French
  • English
  • Dutch
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Marc van Zanten is a partner and director of the Banking & Finance group of our firm in Amsterdam. He specialises in insolvency law, civil procedural law and directors' and liability.​

He has extensive experience as a trustee in bankruptcy, as an administrator in suspensions of payments and as a prospective trustee in a pre-pack. Marc also advises (international) companies on bankruptcy law issues, reorganisation and civil procedural law, including attachment and enforcement law. Marc is appointed by the Enterprise Chamber as an investigator in inquiry proceedings.

He regularly lectures on civil procedural law and bankruptcy law during various courses, guest lectures and conferences. Marc regularly publishes in professional journals and is a frequent guest on BNR radio.

He is also the editor of several articles in Kluwer Groene Serie Faillissementswet (Kluwer Green Series Bankruptcy Law).

Marc is a member of INSOLAD, the Dutch Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law (NVRII), the Dutch Association for Procedural Law (NVVP) and the VIA (association of debt collection and litigation solicitors), among others.

Marc is a member of the Advisory Committee on Civil Procedural Law of the Dutch Bar Association.

Marc is a deputy judge at the Court of Appeal in 's-Hertogenbosch (civil law, commercial team I, including bankruptcy cases).

Finally, Marc is an external PhD candidate at the University of Groningen (Commercial Law and Labour Law department) and is working on a thesis on the pre-pack.

Awards & Recognitions
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    “Marc van Zanten is a splendid lawyer and adviser. He knows how to persuade people in an intelligent, friendly but firm manner.”
    Chambers Europe, 2025
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    “Marc van Zanten immediately took control of the whole situation. The case was in good hands. He was responsive, fast and in control.”
    Chambers Europe, 2025
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    “He is a solid professional with a very good attitude and personality to help in sensitive situations.”
    Chambers Europe, 2025
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    “Marc van Zanten is an excellent and service-oriented lawyer who has a great deal of knowledge and expertise.”
    Chambers Europe, 2025
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    “Marc van Zanten has good knowledge and the ability to serve us as a client.”
    Chambers Europe, 2025
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    "Marc van Zanten provides quick and solid advice which is to the point."
    Chambers Europe, 2024
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    "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
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    "Marc is very knowledgeable and approachable. I especially appreciate his sensitivity to matters with social impact."
    Chambers Europe, 2023
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    "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
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    Marc van Zanten is praised for being "pleasant to work with" on insolvency matters.
    Chambers Europe, 2020
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    "Strong in-depth knowledge, and is result driven."
    IFLR1000, 2020
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    "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.

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
  • Member of VIA, association of debt collection and litigation lawyers

Awards & Rankings

  • Chambers Europe, 2025, Ranked in Restructuring/Insolvency
  • The Legal 500 EMEA, 2025, Marc van Zanten is Recommended
  • IFLR1000, 2024/2025,  Marc van Zanten is highly regarded

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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