Norton Rose’s former Dutch suitor Houthoff Buruma has voted to remain independent as it installs a new management team.
The 70-partner Amsterdam-based firm voted by 67-to-three last week in favour of the firm remaining independent and continuing to handle referrals from a wide range of local and foreign practices. At the same time, the firm voted in Amsterdam-based Bas le Poole as its new chairman — and two new managing partners, Marry de Gaay Fortman and Michiel Wesseling, who are based in Amsterdam and Rotterdam respectively.
