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We are pleased to announce that Cécile Rouméas has joined Lindenbaum as counsel per 1 March 2025. Cécile brings a wealth of experience in litigation to the firm, both as a former defense counsel to some of the main financial institutions in the Netherlands and as a counsel to plaintiff organizations. She has been lead counsel in several significant cross-border mass claims in Netherlands relating to environmental damages caused by multinational corporations.

Cécile said: “I am ecstatic to have joined such a strong team of litigation attorneys, who, like me, want to use their expertise to address social issues. I look forward to contributing to such an excellent team.”
Managing partner Damiën Berkhout added: “We are very happy to have added Cécile to the team. With her excellent legal skills, Cécile will further strengthen our class action and commercial litigation practice. Cécile will specifically help expand our fast-growing ESG litigation practice.”
Lindenbaum is a law firm that specializes in commercial litigation, antitrust litigation, corporate litigation and class actions. The firm represents a broad range of clients, such as corporates, consumer organizations and other representative organizations, institutional investors, shareholders and management board members. The firm has offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven.
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