Linklaters has boosted its burgeoning Amsterdam office after hiring senior lawyers to launch local tax and employment teams, the magic circle firm announced today (25 June).

Linklaters has hired tax partner Stef van Weeghel from Stibbe, where he headed up the tax group for the Benelux giant. He focuses on the tax aspects of M&A, disposals, group structuring/reorganisations, capital raisings, financial products and structured finance transactions.