A&O Shearman has a leading practice defending domestic and international class actions with a client base ranging from the automotive sector and financial institutions to aviation enterprises and technology companies. The team is jointly led by Arnold Croiset Van Uchelen, who focuses on corporates and securities litigation, and Brechje van der Velden, who is the go-to lawyer for class actions, climate litigation, and impact litigation, and regularly represents corporates and financial institutions in consumer class actions. Co-head Tim Sweerts is well-versed in high-stakes litigation, including representing clients in class actions both in court and through settlements.
Testimonials
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‘Good understanding of case law, getting to the core of the arguments / disputes, very to the point and describing the core of the matter in few sentences. Very structured, tactical, and savvy.’
‘The team is very service-oriented, pleasant to work with, always on top of things and hard working. ’
Key clients
- Pon’s Automobielhandel
- Vattenfall
Work highlights
- Representing Vattenfall in a class action brought under the new Dutch class action law on repayment of certain fees paid by customers with a large grid connection, amounting to an alleged claim of circa EUR 400 million.
- Representing Citigroup in a high-profile and complex collective action brought by a Dutch foundation in relation to alleged damages suffered as a result of foreign exchange rate manipulation with an alleged nominal trading value over 5 trillion USD.