Deloitte & Touche’s Dutch law firm, AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen, has secured a merger with former Andersen Legal Dutch member Wouters Advocaten & Notarissen after a partners’ vote last week.

Initial discussions started two months ago, prior to Wouters’ departure, on 1 June, from Andersen Legal’s crumbling network. The two partnerships voted last Friday (5 July) to go ahead with the merger.