Van Traa Advocaten specialises in international trade, transport and logistics, and insurance-related cases. In particular, the team assists enterprises with international trade disputes related to fraud, breach of contract and perishing of goods. International trade experts Marc van Maanen and Steven Oude Alink co-lead the practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Van Traa is a very good and practical firm with professional business skills, especially for international trade cases.’

  • ‘Good knowledge of finding practical solutions to solve disputes within short timeframes. This is great added value.’

Work highlights

  • Assisting the Dutch Council for Personal Injury on the establishment of an arbitration institute to assess and settle complicated long-term personal injury cases.
  • Represented multiple clients in challenging national and international arbitration proceedings which have emerged as a result of trade contract terminations triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Assisted numerous logistics service providers in multi-jurisdictional disputes pertaining to alleged breaches of contract.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marc van Maanen, Steven Oude Alink