Mr Albert Knigge > Houthoff > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Houthoff Offices
GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 50
1082 MA AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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Mr Albert Knigge
Position
Albert specialises in handling complex international disputes. He has considerable experience in advising financial institutions and companies in different sectors confronted with cross-border mass claims. Albert helps such clients manage the risks that these claims entail and find strategic solutions to minimise their impact on the business, taking into account the constant regulatory changes and developments concerning collective actions and mass claims. As head of the Competition Litigation Team, he is also involved in almost all of the seminal cartel damages cases currently before the Dutch courts. To that end, he works closely with the lawyers in our EU Competition practice group.
Albert is also a Supreme Court lawyer. He has numerous publications to his name, particularly on civil procedure and liability law, and he is an editor for the publication Burgerlijke Rechtsvordering (Civil Procedure). In addition, Albert is a board member of the Dutch Association for Procedural Law, and a member of the Dutch Association of Civil Cassation Litigators, the Dutch Commercial Law Association, the Dutch Corporate Litigation Association, the Royal Netherlands Society of International Law and the Dutch Association for Civil Law. Albert was appointed to Houthoff’s Board of Directors on 1 April 2017.
Languages
Dutch, English
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: class actions
(Leading partners)Houthoff is a go-to firm for defendants requiring representation in class actions and mass claims proceedings. The practice has wide-ranging knowledge across a large number of sectors such as finance, transport, aviation, and energy. The team has advised clients on diesel-related class actions, mass claims for cartel damages, securities collective actions, consumer class actions, and mass damages follow-on litigation. Expert in cross-border disputes and civil procedures Albert Knigge spearheads the class actions practice within the large dispute resolution group and is the leading lawyer on high-profile class actions for the firm. Working closely alongside Knigge, Rick Cornelissen focuses on follow-on cartel and abuse of dominance damages claims. In Rotterdam, Huib Lebbing acts as defence counsel in class action cases involving health and safety issues. Paul Sluijter is also key to the team and is specialised in international mass claims.
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
(Hall of Fame)Houthoff stands out in for its comprehensive dispute resolution practice, covering commercial and corporate litigation and insolvency cases, including frequently handling cases at Supreme Court level. The team is comprised of top-notch litigators: practice head Jan Willem de Groot takes the lead on cases such as shareholder, director’s liability and joint venture disputes. Bart van der Wiel is an expert in representing clients in commercial disputes before the Supreme Court, and often collaborates with Remme Verkek (who also specialises in international arbitration). Albert Knigge is sought after for class actions and mass litigation proceedings and is assisted by competition litigation specialists Rick Cornelissen and Paul Sluijter. Dirk Knottenbelt chairs the arbitration practice at the firm, while David Heems is experienced in insolvency litigation. Marjolein Heuten is known for her focus on high-stakes transaction-related disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: class actions Netherlands
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation Netherlands
- Hall of Fame Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Leading partners Netherlands > Dispute resolution: class actions
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: equity
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: class actions
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Environment and planning
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Energy
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Industry focus: telecoms
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Project finance and PFI
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Fintech