Litigators Frank Kroes and Itse Oosterhoff lead the dispute resolution practice at Baker McKenzie, which specialises in commercial and corporate litigation as well as restructuring and supply chain-related disputes. Kroes frequently represents clients in commercial litigation and has been assisting the firm’s wider international class action group in quasi-class actions. Oosterhoff focuses on domestic litigation (including cases before the Enterprise Chamber) and often handles post-closing disputes. The firm's client roster is comprised of blue-chip companies from the finance, construction, transport, and retail sectors.

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  • ‘Frank Kroes provides clear, balanced and considered advice. He is well supported by Sjef Janssen.'

Key clients

  • Shell Nederland Verkoopmaatschappij and Shell Petroleum
  • Petrofac
  • Accenture
  • Spescavers
  • VolkerWessels
  • Subway
  • Pizza Hut
  • Pfizer
  • Responsive Learning Systems ApS (Relesys ApS)
  • The Crossby Group
  • Emerson
  • Hologic
  • NENT Studio AB
  • Swissport
  • VolkerWessels
  • Wilmar
  • Yanmar
  • Troy Chemicals
  • Barclays
  • ADM
  • BAT
  • Takenaka
  • VDM
  • Catawiki
  • Hunter Douglas
  • Rituals Cosmetics Enterprise B.V.

Lawyers

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Practice head

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Frank Kroes, Itse Oosterhoff

Other key lawyers

Sjef Janssen, Joris Oudelaar, Darya Bondarchuk