Chazz Sutherland

Company: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Job Description: Associate Corporate / M&A
Age: 28
Years of working experience in M&A: 4,5

What are the specialties of this talent?
Chazz Sutherland is an associate in the Corporate / M&A Practice of Greenberg Traurig’s Amsterdam office. She focuses on complex corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and structuring national and international joint ventures. From the start of her career at Greenberg Traurig, she has combined a strong foundation in corporate law with a deep interest in competition law and related regulatory frameworks such as the Dutch Investment Screening Act (Wet Vifo). This unique combination allows her to advise clients not only on the transactional and strategic dimensions of deals but also on the increasingly important regulatory aspects that influence M&A execution.     

Recent highlights include advising Invest-NL and the Dutch State on the €84.8 million equity raise of Avantium, the shareholders of CCV Group in their sale to Fiserv and Lion Storage on the €350 million financing for Project Mufasa, the largest battery energy storage system in the Netherlands. She also advised on high-profile cross-border transactions involving  Macquarie Asset Management, Gilde Healthcare, MET Group and Bunzl. 

How does the talent distinguish itself from its peers?
Chazz stands out through her rare combination of technical excellence, regulatory insight and interpersonal skills. Her focus on M&A in regulatory context gives her a holistic view of the deal landscape, allowing her to anticipate and manage regulatory complexities that others often address later in the process. She combines a flexible and analytical mindset with excellent communication skills, which makes her a natural connector between clients, opposing counsel, and internal teams.     Colleagues describe her as calm under pressure, accurate and consistently solution-oriented.  Her curiosity and ability to translate complex issues into clear, practical advice enable clients to see the bigger picture, even in the highly regulated M&A environment.      

With her roots in the South of Limburg, she stands out in the Randstad M&A scene for her rare combination of warmth and tact with sharp pragmatism and executional excellence. Her empathetic approach in no way diminishes her effectiveness, it strengthens it. Chazz gets things done not just quickly, but thoughtfully, ensuring buy-in, trust, and sustainable success in every deal. 

What impact does the talent have within the organization?
Within Greenberg Traurig, Chazz plays an active and visible role. She is a member of the firm’s Student Committee, which is responsible for recruiting, interviewing and coaching student interns. Through this role, she not only helps identify promising new talent but also ensures their onboarding and mentoring both professionally and socially. Her involvement in student recruitment and collaboration with law faculties and study associations demonstrates her commitment to fostering the next generation of lawyers.     

Besides, Chazz teaches in our GTQ program, Greenberg Traurig’s professional development initiative. This program helps you create a personalized growth plan based on your strengths and the skills and knowledge you want to develop. As part of the program, Chazz leads the Pyramid Thinking course for the entire office, sharing internal knowledge and best practices across the firm. This broad skillset emphasizes Chazz’s added value not just as a legal advisor, but as a business partner.     

In her day-to-day work, Chazz operates largely independently, taking the lead on complex transactions and guiding junior team members. She is valued for her reliability, organizational strength and positive attitude. She brings energy and cohesion to every project she is part of, making her an integral part of GT’s corporate team.

What impact does the talent have outside the organization?
Chazz contributes to Greenberg Traurig’s broader European practice through her involvement in multi-jurisdictional transactions and cross-office collaborations. In particular, she is a dealmaker in regulatory space, which is becoming even more important in today’s increasingly regulated M&A environment. She plays an important role in deals that drive the energy transition and sustainable development, such as Project Mufasa and the Avantium capital raise, reinforcing GT’s role in high-impact matters that align with societal and environmental goals.

To what extent does the talent make a difference when working with clients?
Clients consistently praise Chazz for her clarity, accessibility, and steady presence during high-pressure deal processes. She brings structure to complex matters and is known for always being available, meeting deadlines conscientiously, and maintaining oversight even when multiple workstreams run in parallel.     

Her ability to simplify complex regulatory frameworks and communicate them in practical terms earns her the confidence of boards, investors, and transaction teams alike. Her clear communication and steady approach make her a trusted advisor to clients and colleagues.

Why does the talent deserves this nomination?
Chazz embodies the next generation of M&A lawyers: intelligent, pragmatic and collaborative, with an instinctive understanding of both the legal, regulatory, business and human sides of dealmaking. Her integrated expertise in M&A and regulatory gives her a rare edge in an evolving and increasingly regulated transaction landscape.      

Colleagues value her for her reliability, positive mindset and consistent contribution to the team’s success. Through her work on high-impact deals, her mentorship of junior colleagues and her commitment to excellence, Chazz represents exactly the kind of talent the Young M&A Lawyer Award is meant to recognize.