De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
The corporate and commercial litigation practice at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek continues to be a leading force in the Netherlands, assisting with a large number of high-stakes and complex disputes, including landmark cases. The team handles litigation before the courts of all levels, including sensitive cases before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the CJEU. The firm’s expertise covers multiple industries and issues, including inquiry proceedings, shareholder disputes and enforcement proceedings, in addition to complex matters such as sanctions. Practice head Eelco Meerdink is well versed in complex litigation and arbitration, while Jeroen Van Der Schrieck leads on corporate litigation, including auditor’s liability cases and shareholder litigation. Other key team members are Sven Dumoulin, who represents a number of blue-chip companies in the Netherlands, climate specialist Davine Roessingh, who is the go-to for ESG litigation, and Jan-Willem Meijer, who handles major cases before the Supreme Court.
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Testimonials
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‘The team has unrivalled experience in the area of mass litigation, financial litigation and other emerging areas, such as cartel cases. They can rely on vast experience acquired through past cases that few - if any - other Dutch law firm has. They recognise their limits and know it is best to involve economists early in these matters as they help shape legal reasonings but also potential settlements.’
‘Jeroen van der Schrieck is outstanding in his ability to focus on the key important issues of the case and manage the case such that team focus on these points and are not distracted by the white noise surrounding a large disputes with thousands of documents and numerous issues.’
‘De Brauw have been outstanding in this field for decades. Their technical capabilities are simply outstanding. They get to the core of complex matters very swiftly. They are very good at identifying what matters and at instructing their client what to focus on and what to disregard, thus achieving a high level of efficiency for them and their client. This year, De Brauw hugely impressed us with round-the-clock work from partners on various continents in a highly time-sensitive matter. Absolutely outstanding in quality and client care.’
‘Jan-Willem Meijer knows the law like no other, but also has a keen idea of how to strategically employ the law.’
‘An outstanding team with unparalleled knowledge and experience in the field of Dutch arbitration-related litigation. A very diverse team with lawyers from various jurisdictions offering a breadth of experience from and insight into the laws of other countries, which allows the team to deal with very complex international matters with great efficiency. The quality of the work provided by the team is second to none in the Netherlands.’
‘Eelco Meerdink is an outstanding lawyer and litigator with an incredible ability to deal with the most complex legal and factual issues. Eelco is a very strong team leader who delivers timely and focused advice, tailored to the client's needs.’
‘De Brauw's litigation team has unique capabilities. They handle our truly complex cases when we need technical knowledge and multi-disciplinary expertise. They are able to lay out complex issues in a clear manner which helped our case tremendously. Their mass claims practice and ESG practice really stand out. They are really ahead of the field and they really understand where the law and society are going.’
‘Davine Roessingh is excellent, strategic and convincing in litigation. She thoroughly understands her cases and their dynamics and leads her team in an optimistic and decisive way. She delivers outstanding, innovative and clear advice on climate change and sustainability risks and opportunities and clearly has the more technical aspects of ESG at her fingertips like few others do.’
Key clients
- Altice
- COFCO Coöperatief and COFCO International
- Credit Access
- DIF Management
- GasTerra
- Intergamma Group
- Just Eat Takeaway
- Koninklijke Ahold Dehaize N.V.
- Majority shareholders of Yukos Oil (Hulley Enterprises, Yukos Universal, Veteran Petroleum)
- Nissan-Mitsubishi
- Rabobank
- Republic of Kazakhstan/National Bank of Kazakhstan
- RevealRox
- Royal Duyvis Wiener
- Royal Schiphol Group
- Shell
- SNS REAAL (SRH/de Volksbank)
- TerraPay
- TenneT
- Triodos Bank
- Vivendi
- Vopak
- West Oil Group
- Yukos Oil Group Companies
Work highlights
- Represented SNS REAAL in the largest inquiry proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber in history, obtaining a major victory.
- Acted for Nissan in its legal battle with former CEO Carlos Ghosn.
- Acted as lead counsel for the former majority shareholders of Yukos in the USD 57 billion case against the Russian Federation.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Eelco Meerdink