Stibbe

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Stibbe

Headquarters	Amsterdam
No. of Offices	4
No. of Attorneys	340
Major Practice Areas	General practice
Revenue	€95 million
Date Founded	1911 Amsterdam
Company Type	general partnership
Website	www.stibbe.nl

Stibbe is an Dutch law firm based in Amsterdam. It is the alliance partner of Herbert Smith and Gleiss Lutz. The firm was founded in 1911 by D.W. Stibbe. In 1991, the firm then known as Stibbe, Blaisse & De Jong merged with Brussel-based Simont & Simont to rebrand as Stibbe & Simont. The combined Low Countries firm then embarked upon a European expansion strategy. Paris was its next target and in 1993 the firm merged with local firm Monahan & Duhot to rebrand again as Stibbe Simont Monahan Duhot.

The firm once pursued merger talks with Lovells, the English firm to launch a truly pan-European practice. However, these talks were unsuccessful. Frustrated with the slow international expansion, after a string of high-profile departures by key rainmakers to such firms as Jones Day, Sullivan & Cromwell and Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the Paris office comprised of legacy Monaham & Duhot partners defected to Latham & Watkins in 2001. Stibbe (rebranded yet again for a shorter name) then joined the alliance of Herbert Smith and Gleiss Lutz in 2002. It is the only member of the alliance to field an office in the United States, where it advises on Dutch and European Union law.