Wouter Hertzberger
Wouter Hertzberger
Biography
Wouter Hertzberger is a banking lawyer (advocaat) based in Amsterdam where he heads the banking team. He has a broad range of experience in structured finance transactions with a focus on project finance in the energy and infrastructure sector, asset finance and restructuring.
Wouter's experience includes acting for the sponsor and lenders on energy projects ranging from oil and gas to renewables, road and port projects, and accommodation projects. His asset finance practice has a focus on shipping, offshore and export credit finance transactions. He regularly advises lenders on restructuring matters particularly in the energy and infrastructure sector.
Wouter has a dual qualification in the Netherlands and the United States. He graduated from the University of Leiden and holds a LLM degree from Columbia University in New York.
Professional experience
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Wouter is ranked as a 'leading indivudual in Project Finance and PFI' by Legal 500 EMEA 2019
- Wouter has been recognized by a client as "one of the brightest lawyers" and is impressed by "the way he jumps into a deal and immediately understands it is really impressive". Another source remarks that "he is very smart and pragmatic," and "stands out in terms of making deals." Chambers and Partners 2019
- Wouter is cited as highly regarded in 2019's IFLR1000.
Admissions
Admissions
- Advocaat, qualified in the Netherlands
- Rechtsgebiedenregister van de Nederlandse orde van advocaten: goederenrecht en civiel recht
- Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association: goederenrecht and civiel recht
- Op grond van deze registratie zijn zij verplicht elk kalenderjaar volgens de normen van de Nederlandse orde van advocaten tien opleidingspunten te behalen op ieder geregistreerd hoofdrechtsgebied
- Based on this registration, they are required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Dutch Securities Law Association
- New York Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Amsterdam Bar Association
Languages
Languages
- Dutch
- English
Insights and news
Insights
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