Curriculum Vitae

Lawyer / partner

Expertises

WHOA
Insolvency and restructuring

Education

Law, Maastricht University
Post academic specialist training Insolvency law, Grotius Academy
Financial Economy for Receivers, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Memberships

INSOLAD (Association of Insolvency Lawyers)
INSOL International (International Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists)
Dutch Association for Restructuring

Languages

Dutch
English

Christiaan Mensink

Christiaan Mensink specialises in insolvency law and corporate law. He advises and handles complex disputes and restructurings.

Christiaan is one of the most experienced and specialised WHOA lawyers in the Netherlands. He was the first lawyer in the Netherlands to successfully complete a WHOA procedure. Since then, he has been involved in numerous WHOA proceedings, representing entrepreneurs, shareholders and creditors, as well as acting as a court-appointed expert.

In addition, Christiaan has extensive experience as an administrator in suspensions of payment and as a trustee in bankruptcies. His strong business and numerical insight enables him to quickly assess complex cases and analyse different interests.

Christiaan is a skilled and sharp litigator with a thorough and results-driven approach. His advice is clear, concise and focused on practical solutions.

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26 March 2026

The conditions for a bank guarantee to lift a seizure

Provisinal (or prejudgment) seizure of a bank account is a powerful tool for creditors to safeguard their recourse position, before a court has ruled definitively on a claim. For the party whose assets are attached, however, such attachment can be highly disruptive.

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8 October 2025

Insolvency, Finance & Collateral: case law alerts

In this article, we explain the importance of properly documenting claims secured by pledges and mortgages.

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22 September 2025

Tax aspects of WHOA arrangements

The Dutch Act on Court Approval of Private Restructuring Plans (WHOA) offers companies in financial distress the opportunity to reach an agreement with creditors outside of formal insolvency.

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