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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is well versed in both contentious and non-contentious construction mandates, assisting both domestic and international clients on national and cross-border projects. The team is currently advising on large complex construction disputes and construction arbitrations across Europe, America and Asia. Practice head Bommel van der Bend excels in public procurement law and often leads on construction-related arbitrations and issues involving natural resources. Matthias Kuscher is key for international construction arbitrations, while Matthew Blome advises on a mix of construction disputes.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Truly international lawyers who have experience from many jurisdictions. This extends to construction industry specific legal principles that are sometimes the nub of the issue in large complex disputes.’

  • ‘Innovative approach in relation to submissions to the court. A truly modern and commercial approach to the law.’

  • ‘After getting a writ, the team was very quickly enlarged given the enormous workload. This went very well and the statement of defense was really good produced. There were two aspects that stand out in the preparation of this document. Firstly, there were trial readings by outside experts, that really enhanced the effectivity, and the presentation of our document. Secondly, there is an alternative proposal to enhance the presentation in court.’

  • ‘Since our writ was huge in terms of quantity of the readings, roughly 400 pages and thousands of pages in the annexes, a huge effort from this team was required to organize, analyse and strategise this complex case into an accessible document, with a clear distinction between main points, and details.’

  • 'A stable of international lawyers from UK to Australia to the Netherlands so they cover the viewpoints from many jurisdictions. A forward looking law firm that embraces technology.'

Key clients

  • TenneT
  • Schiphol Airport
  • Foundation Preparation PALLAS-reactor
  • N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie
  • Novolipetsk Steel Company
  • PJSC Nolipetsk Steel
  • Royal Duyvis Wiener
  • EemsEnergy B.V.

Work highlights

  • Advised TenneT on the execution of the 2-Gigawatt Project for the installation of a number of offshore 2-gigawatt platforms on the Netherlands and German continental shelves.
  • Advised Gasunie on the construction and connection of two floating storage regasification units in Eemshaven, a port in the North of the Netherlands.
  • Represented Royal Duyvis Wiener in an ICC arbitration brought by Ferrero Canada.

Lawyers

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Bommel van der Bend
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Bommel van der Bend

Other key lawyers

Matthias Kuscher, Matthew Blome, Alexandra Crisan