Wilmy Westerhof

• Advising the main lender in one of the first and largest WHOA restructurings in the Netherlands, involving a sizeable fitness group operating through multiple entities. Within the framework of the Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (WHOA).
• Acting as lead counsel to the interim board of a distressed automotive company in a complex restructuring process involving cross-border elements. Provided strategic and legal guidance throughout the full lifecycle of the engagement. Advised on directors' duties and liability exposure in the context of financial distress, the structuring of the sale process, and the negotiation of transaction documentation.
• Advising a secured financier in the insolvency proceedings of a Dutch bicycle manufacturer. Provided strategic and legal advice on the client's security position throughout the bankruptcy, including a thorough analysis of the enforceability and ranking of the security package in the context of the estate. Key element of the engagement involved conducting intensive negotiations with the court-appointed insolvency trustee (curator) regarding the treatment and realisation of the secured assets facilitating a restart of the business, ensuring the maximum recovery of value.

• Advocaat admitted to the Dutch Bar
• Listed in the Register of Legal Practice Areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Insolventierecht (Insolvency law)

• Member of INSOLAD, the Dutch Restructuring Association
• Member of INSOL Europe
• Involved in the Dutch Woman in Restructuring network

Wilmy regularly lectures on topics related to insolvency law and property law, both for clients and previously at the Law Firm School.

• Dutch
• English

• Wilmy obtained her post-graduate degree (Grotius) in insolvency law and has completed the specialisation course financial economy for insolvency lawyers
• University of Amsterdam, Masters of Laws (LLM), Civil law, 2010.
• University of Amsterdam, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Dutch law, 2010.

2011, admitted to the Dutch Bar (Advocaat)