Mr.
Mr. J.R. van Faassen Robert Partner
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Robert van Faassen has worked at Wijn & Stael since 2010 and focuses his practice on bankruptcy law, restructuring, WHOA, corporate law and financing. He is regularly appointed as trustee in bankruptcy cases and also assists other trustees in legal investigations and the settlement of large bankruptcy claims. Robert also counsels companies and directors on issues relating to bankruptcy, restructuring or financing.

Deliberative and Respectful
Robert is a solid attorney and trustee, who handles bankruptcies in a decisive and efficient manner. “I enjoy being the hub and being responsible for settling a bankruptcy - with respect for the interests of all parties involved - in the best possible way. It’s also energizing to help bankrupt companies, which are fundamentally healthy, make a fresh start within a few weeks.” Even in advisory cases, Robert advocates for his client’s interests and operates in a deliberative and efficient manner.

Wealth of Experience
Over the past ten years, Robert has gained a wealth of experience in all kinds of bankruptcies, moratoriums and offering creditor agreements.

Professional Activities & Memberships

  • Member Nederlandse Vereniging voor herstructurering
  • Member INSOLAD
  • Board member of business association, Fluwelen Handvat
  • Member Insol Europe
  • Member Dutch Turnaround Association
  • Book author on restructuring expert in the WHOA (Ars Aequi Cahiers), expecting end of 2025/begin 2026.

Academic background

  • WHOA restructuring expert, specialist program, 2021, University of Leiden
  • Financial Economics for Insolvency Lawyers, specialist program, 2020, Erasmus University
  • Insolvency Law, specialist program, 2018, Grotius Academy
  • Dutch Law, Private and Business Law, 2010, University of Groningen

Recommendations

  • Chambers 2025: Robert van Faassen has been flagged as 'one to watch' within the research.

Representative Practice

  • Appointed as trustee to administer the insolvencies of Conservatrix and GINAF. 
  • Played an integral role for clients like LightYear and Mirage Retail Group. 
  • In the insolvency a healthcare insolvency with 300+ patients, he represents the board in the directors’ liability case. 
  • Oversaw the settlement of the moratorium for the administrator of a vehicle manufacturer and the provision of an arrangement with creditors, enabling the company to continue its operations after a complex and extensive process without debts. 
  • Represented a large, listed retailer during a bankruptcy process to safeguard its interests in the goods it had delivered. Despite the complex negotiations with the trustee, the client walked away with a great result. 
  • Appointed as trustee to administer the insolvency for Sissy-Boy. 

Bar register of legal practice areas
Robert has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):

  • Insolvency law (Bankruptcy, Suspension of payment)
  • Corporate law

Based on this registration, he is 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.