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Banking & Finance

Charles Destrée

Lawyer,

Partner

c.destree@lexence.com
+31 20 573 6851
+31 6 1149 9473

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Chambers 2026

"Charles Destrée is responsive, constructive and always focused on reaching a workable solution. He is a true partner in navigating corporate legal matters."

About Charles

Charles Destrée has extensive experience advising lenders and borrowers in Dutch and international financing transactions and regularly works with foreign law firms in cross-border transactions. In addition, he advises on financial regulatory law and assists clients in licence applications to the AFM (the Dutch securities regulator) or DNB (the Dutch central bank).

Charles has been with Lexence since 2013. He was admitted to the Dutch Bar in 1994 and qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2002. His substantial legal experience includes working as general counsel for ING Real Estate and as a finance lawyer in Indonesia and Australia.

 

International listings

Legal 500 (2026): "Charles Destrée is a skilful lawyer with a view on the pragmatic side of things. He does not need a lot of words to make the points clear."
Chambers (2026) (2026): "Charles Destrée is a trusted and thoughtful adviser. He combines legal expertise with a calm, strategic mindset that brings clarity in high-stakes discussions."
Legal 500 (2025): "Charles Destrée is the grand seigneur of corporate finance and banking law. He has an outstanding ability to keep calm in stressful situations and direct complex processes with sovereignty and competence"
Chambers (2025): "Charles Destrée is a very experienced and seasoned adviser. He keeps an eye on the goal."
Legal 500 (2024): "Charles Destrée has a huge amount of experience."
Chambers (2024): "Charles is a seasoned partner and adviser in both private and public financial law. He has a broad and international background, and never seems stressed despite challenging circumstances. Charles' advice is always sound, pragmatic and comprehensive."
Legal 500 (2022): "Charles Destrée has a helicopter view and is very approachable. He is smart, accessible and has good industry knowledge on international level. Lexence team provides practical and client-oriented advice addressing the client’s needs. They are very responsive, professional, knowledgeable and friendly."
IFLR1000 (2022) (2022): "Properly structuring the agreements and explaining the conditions set by the banks."
Legal 500 (2021): "Always on time and pro-active communicators, they always create a clear roadmap of the process and update us along the way"
Legal 500 (2020): "Charles Destrée and Bas Zandvliet are hands-on, down to earth and easy to deal with."
Legal 500 (2022): "Charles Destrée has a helicopter view and is very approachable. He is smart, accessible and has good industry knowledge on international level. Lexence team provides practical and client-oriented advice addressing the client’s needs. They are very responsive, professional, knowledgeable and friendly."
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