Jones Day‘s Dutch disputes practice forms a part of the firm's global dispute resolution offering and provides on-the-ground support in corporate, commercial and financial disputes before the Dutch courts. Cross-border litigation forms the main bulk of mandates the firm receives and it often collaborates with its overseas litigation colleagues. The team is specialised in ESG litigation for oil and gas, chemical and industrial companies, including representing clients in greenwashing cases. The Amsterdam team is led by Gerjanne Te Winkel, who is the go-to for ESG, shareholder disputes, director and professional liability, and tort claims. Coen Drion represents clients in domestic and international contracting issues, while Yuri Wehrmeijer is knowledgeable in handling injunctions, asset tracing and asset seizing.
Testimonials
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‘The team is an all-rounder. They can act in all kinds of proceedings and come up with creative solutions.'
‘Gerjanne te Winkel is an all-round litigator. She is very experienced and not afraid to take on difficult cases.’
Key clients
- AbbVie Inc., AbbVie B.V. and AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG
- Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd.
- Heuvel Vastgoed B.V.
- Herkules Capital AS and Herkules Private Equity Fund III
- Stichting Pensioenfonds FrieslandCampina
- Founders Marqt (QBB Invest B.V. and MMB Invest B.V.)
- Surmount Ventures B.V.
- Gavita International B.V., Hawthorne Gardening B.V., Hawthorne Lightning B.V.
Work highlights
- Represented AbbVie in a medicine pricing class action in the Netherlands relating to the medicine Humira that was patent protected until 2018.
- Represented Nippon Cargo Airlines as a defendant in the air cargo cartel litigation in the Netherlands.
- Represented Stichting Pensioenfonds FrieslandCampina in a pension matter against Royal FrieslandCampina, which is now back at the Court of Appeals after securing a win at the Netherlands Supreme Court.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gerjanne te Winkel