by sarah gillDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has lost a third tax partner with the departure of Peter Flipsen to Simmons & Simmons’ Rotterdam arm.

Flipsen, who had been a partner at the premier Dutch firm since 1999, joins Simmons’ Dutch arm after the UK firm hired fellow De Brauw tax partner Rene van Eldonk just over a month ago, amid reports of unease at De Brauw’s tax practice.