Mr Daan Beenders > Van Doorne > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Van Doorne has continued to increase its bench strength in the dispute resolution practice with the hire of Ralph Ubels from NautaDutilh, further bolstering its financial litigation offering. Ubels is noted for working on disputes involving duty of care and financial regulatory issues. The sizeable team handles large commercial litigation, class actions and corporate litigation for domestic and international clients. It often acts in cross-border cases and acts as international co-counsel with overseas law firms on particularly complex disputes. Shareholder disputes before the Enterprise Chamber, and financial, restructuring and insolvency litigation are all notable pillars of the practice. Daan Beenders leads the team from Amsterdam and specialises in liability law, procedural law and class actions. Jasper Leedekerken handles civil liability issues; Sjoerd Kamerbeek is a corporate litigation specialist; and Lisette Bieleveld focuses on contractual litigation.

The EU and competition offering at Van Doorne is highly regarded for its strength in handling the full range of competition matters, often involving multi-jurisdictional elements. Practice head Sarah Beeston has experience in representing clients before the European Commission and the ACM in a wide spectrum of high-profile, complex issues. Daan Beenders is a key contact for competition litigation; Pim Jansen is ‘an extremely smart lawyer‘; and Maurits Terlouw is ‘extremely intelligent, bright and sharp‘. Nina Korstenbroek is particularly capable in vertical restraint cases. Jitske Weber left the firm in October 2023.

Van Doorne mainly advises defendants on class actions and mass claims in the Netherlands, covering a wide range of sectors including finance, TMT, manufacturing and energy. Other than defending public and private sector clients in large class actions, the team also spends a portion of its time assisting claimants and often acts a counsel in insurance claims. Key areas of focus include ESG claims, which are handled by practice head and class action authority Daan Beenders; competition-related follow-on claims, which are handled by Sarah Beeston; data breach and mass privacy claims, which are the forte of Elisabeth Thole; and finance-related class actions, which are handled by Ralph Ubels. Co-leading the Amsterdam-based team is Jasper Leedekerken, who has achieved a number of notable victories in class actions and is well versed in commercial and corporate litigation.