Experience
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
- Commercial arbitration, domestic and international
- Commercial litigation
- Commercial transactions and international trade
- Private international law
- Comparative and uniform law
- Cross-border taking of evidence
- Manufacturing contracts, transfer of technology
KEY EXPERIENCE
- Acted as arbitrator (chair) in a NAI arbitration about the transport of natural gas
- Acted as counsel to a chain of DIY stores in a dispute with local government to obtain compensation for wrongful exclusion from a shopping area under development
- Acted as counsel to Nike in an UNCITRAL arbitration about the termination of a sports sponsorship agreement with Juventus
- Acted as counsel to a Dutch respondent in a NAI arbitration about post-acquisition issues, including warranty claims and allegations of fraud
- Acted as counsel to the Romanian owner of an off-shore platform in a court dispute about the termination of an off-shore services contract
- Acted as counsel to a Japanese manufacturer in a NAI arbitration about the termination of technology licensing contracts in the automotive industry
- Acted as counsel to a Dutch manufacturer in a NAI arbitration involving competition law issues in the oil and gas industry
- Acted as counsel to a Dutch engineering company in an UNCITRAL arbitration about project fees (overhaul of a blast furnace)
- Acted as sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration about a long-term supply agreement in the solar energy industry
- Acted as co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration about post-acquisition issues
- Acted as sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in a dispute between a US agent and the Israeli manufacturer of automotive parts
- Acted as counsel to a private telecom company in the Netherlands Antilles in a high-value dispute about inter-connect fees
- Acted as counsel to Benetton against Eco Swiss in a number of high profile Dutch court cases (resulting in a landmark ECJ decision) to challenge arbitral awards in a multi-jurisdictional dispute involving claims in excess of USD 100 million
- Acted as counsel for investors in a series of complex corporate litigations about real estate development in the Schiphol Airport area
