Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa chairs the dispute resolution practice at Bird & Bird, bringing expertise in insurance and liability law, mass claims, and construction disputes. She is also skilled in Supreme Court litigation and is regularly engaged by clients to handle complex commercial disputes with international aspects. High-tech clients and companies in regulated industries favour the firm for cases relating to breaches of regulations and claims for compensation from the state or governmental bodies. Olaf Trojan is known for insolvency matters and is also specialised in media and technology litigation.
Testimonials
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‘A very knowledgeable team. They have great cooperation with Bird & Bird colleagues abroad in cases involving cross-border issues.’
‘A very focused and knowledgeable team. Proactive but also practical in complex litigation.’
‘Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa is a highly competent and pragmatic lawyer who is excellent to deal with.’
‘Great understanding of our industry and its common practices. They bring specific subject matter knowledge to the table in dispute resolution to the benefit of their clients.’
‘Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa is a highly experienced professional, with a great understanding of the playing field in a complex environment. She applies her oversight to the benefit of her clients, to achieve optimal outcomes.’
‘Bird and Bird's Netherlands dispute resolution practice is exceptionally talented, with a real strength in depth and focus across all the partners I have come across. They have a breadth of experience across issues such as data privacy and insolvency.’
‘Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa has a fantastic commitment to service and engaging with clients on their business needs. Jeffrey Maalderink strategically sets an end goal down in complicated cases and prioritises the needs of the client at all times.’
'Fantastic team, from associate level to partner level. Great communication, very business oriented and good at applying risk-based approaches. Always on top of things and readily available.'
Key clients
- T-Mobile
- Veolia
- Volker Wessels
- Exact Software
- SunExpress
- Palladyne International Asset Management
- Chiquita
- TomTom
- YELO Enterprises Ltd
- TradeTracker International B.V.
- Lagerwey
- Innovative Water Care Global Solutions
- GroenLeven
- Trustpilot
- Koninklijke Post NL B.V.
Work highlights
- Representing Palladyne Asset Management in six connected cases before the Amsterdam court of first instance, interim injunction court and Court of Appeal in a dispute with three Libyan investment funds it set up for Libyan state investors.
- Representing Veolia in appeal proceedings regarding a tendering procedure, in which the client is claiming full compensation for services rendered to thirty municipalities.
- Representing the postal services incumbent PostNL in litigation against the municipality of Rotterdam.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa