Michiel Sunderman is Partner and head of the Amsterdam Tax practice. He is an all-round tax expert, specialising in M&A, financial restructurings, fund structuring (with a focus on private equity and carried interest structuring), corporate, cross border and structured finance transactions.
Advising AMC Networks on the acquisition of substantially all of Chellomedia, the international content division of Liberty Global, for EUR€750 million
Advising Staples Inc, on the sale of its Printing Systems Division to CoBe Capital
Advising Gamma Holding on the sale of Clear Edge Filtration to the Filtration Group Corporation
Advising Montague Private Equity LLP on the acquisition of DORC Holding B.V., a surgical ophthalmic disposables and equipment platforms manufacturer and developer
University of Groningen (Economics and Econometrics) 1996
University of Groningen (Law) 1996
New York University (Master of Laws, Taxation) 1997
Freshfields, Amsterdam and London 2000
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam 2004
Admitted as an advocaat in Netherlands 2006
Joined Clifford Chance 2007
Partner since 2014
Professional
bodies
Dutch Association of Tax Advisers
Awards and citations
Michiel Sunderman has a strong focus on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, including IPO listings, acquisitions and sales. Clients state: "He is technically very good, he is creative and practical," and also appreciate that "he works on solutions rather than problems." Chambers Europe 2020
"He is intelligent and commercially minded." A further source enthuses: "You can trust him to guide you through complex legal matters" Chambers Europe 2019
Michiel is recognised as a "leading lawyer'" by Legal 500 which states that Michiel is "pragmatic, business-driven, accurate" and can "play” with the technicalities of complex deals
Chambers mentions that "he has excellent knowledge and the ability to adapt and think on his feet" and "he offers a lot of alternative solutions"
Clifford Chance
