Teun Struycken

Teun has substantial experience with the restructuring of multinational and domestic groups of companies, and advises both lenders and borrowers. Representative matters include the cross-border restructuring of European Directories, Schoeller Arca, Endemol, Vivacom and Pfleiderer, and the domestic restructuring of Kroymans, Thieme, Selexyz, Phanos, Koop and VSL.

Teun is specialised in asset based lending, both domestic and trans-Atlantic. He has drafted model credit and security documentation for several banks and advises and litigates on key legal issues concerning security interests and property rights (in particular for ABN AMRO Bank, Rabobank, ING Bank, Deutsche Bank Nederland and several foreign banks).

• ‘We love to work with Teun Struycken.’
  The Legal 500 2024
• ‘Teun Struycken is a statesman and has real gravitas – particularly important when guiding clients through challenging moments on a matter.’’
  The Legal 500 2024
• "Teun Struycken is very experienced, knowledgeable, commercial and used friendly."
  The Legal 500 2022
• Excellent in restructuring litigation."
  Chambers Europe 2022
• "Teun van Struycken is very likeable and knowledgeable."
  The Legal 500 2021
• "A very strong lawyer with a cool and composed demeanour and who always goes straight to the core of the case in questions."
  Chambers Europe 2021
• "Teun also knows very well when to lean in and when to lean back."
  Chambers Europe 2021

Teun graduated from Leiden University in 1992, from University of Paris Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) in 1993 (DEA Droit privé général), from Oxford University in 1994 (M.Jur.) and from Nijmegen University in 2007 (Ph.D., cum laude). He was a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School during spring 2002. Teun is a Professor of European Property Law at Utrecht University Law School. He joined NautaDutilh in 2002. In light of NautaDutilh's 295th anniversary, Teun spoke about the benefits, challenges and rewards of combining the practice of law and academia