Both insurers and policyholders come to Bird & Bird for representation in a variety of insurance disputes, including D&O, property and general liability coverage issues. The team is well versed in handling matters before both courts, including mass claims, and arbitration hearings. Leading the team is Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa, who handles a wide range of insurance disputes, covering D&O, professional indemnity and construction all risks matters, in addition to building up a cyber insurance practice.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Excellent team. They dealt impressively with a topic that is innovative - insurance coverage for damages caused by the Covid-19 epidemic. We also received excellent advice from them on the procedural questions involved in a cross-border procedure.'

  • 'Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa is an impressive lawyer. Led a team that dealt optimally with an innovative issue, namely insurance coverage for damages caused by the Covid-19 epidemic. We also received excellent advice on the procedural questions involved in a cross-border matter.'

Key clients

  • Ducor Petrochemicals
  • Bazan Oil Group
  • VolkerWessels
  • Alroy Group
  • Visser & Smit Hanab
  • Yelo
  • Bouwcombinatie Valley Amsterdam vof
  • Boele & Van Eesteren
  • GroenLeven

Work highlights

  • Advising on coverage disputes in the Netherlands and London insurance markets for errors in construction pertaining to the new Amare concert hall in The Hague and a new business centre in Amsterdam.
  • Represente T-Mobile in matters pertaining to recovery of cable damages that led to disruptions to essential telecommunication services in the Netherlands and caused millions of euros in damages.
  • Represented one of the former supervisory board members in the Fairstar/Dockwise D&O case.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa

Other key lawyers

Marieke van den Heuvel