Leading international law firm Clifford Chance welcomes Stephanie Horowitz as partner into its global Corporate and M&A practice in Amsterdam as of 1 December 2021. Stephanie joins Clifford Chance from Allen & Overy, where she worked for 14 years covering both public and private M&A work. She has a strong track record of domestic and cross-border transactions where she has acted for clients including financial investors and corporate enterprises.
Titus de Vries, Amsterdam Managing Partner, comments: “The appointment of Stephanie is an important step in further strengthening our Corporate and M&A capabilities in the Netherlands. Our global and local strategy is aimed at substantially growing our Corporate and M&A practice. Stephanie’s experience and skill set complement and add to our current private and public M&A offering.”
Stephanie has vast corporate law experience, with a focus on public and private M&A and joint ventures, including buy-side acquisitions, sell-side divestments and strategic combinations. She joined Allen & Overy in 2007 after graduating from the University of Amsterdam and obtaining a Masters of Law degree at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mark-Jan Arends, Head of Corporate and M&A at Clifford Chance Amsterdam says: “Stephanie brings fantastic experience in advising on Corporate and M&A work at the highest level. Her ability to handle both private and public M&A work is a combination that is rarely seen in the Dutch market. In addition, she is a great and inspiring person to have within our group. We are delighted to have her joining our team.”
Stephanie Horowitz says: “I am very excited to join the Clifford Chance Corporate and M&A group in Amsterdam with its outstanding reputation, impressive client base and great team. I am looking forward to contributing to the further growth of the practice.”
The extensive reach of Clifford Chance’s global Corporate and M&A practice provides clients with all their legal requirements across Europe and the UK, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and the US. Clifford Chance regularly features at the top of the cross-border M&A league tables, consistently winning some of the most high-profile and high-value deals in the market. Its global Corporate and M&A team advises clients on the full range of public and private transactions, combining specialist technical and industry expertise across twelve sectors.
With the appointment of Stephanie, the firm continues to strengthen the strategic growth of the Corporate practice across Continental Europe. Recent hires include Benjamin de Blegiers in Paris, and Volkmar Bruckner and Mark Aschenbrenner in Munich, in addition to the promotion of 9 new Corporate partners in the region in 2021.
Source: www.cliffordchance.com
