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Arbitration - Netherlands

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What the Team is Known For

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek boasts a top arbitration practice that is experienced in handling disputes under a number of arbitral rules, including those of ICSID, NAI, ICC and UNCITRAL, as well as being particularly active in energy-sector arbitration. The team is regularly mandated as arbitration counsel to assist with proceedings related to investment arbitration, contractual disputes, pricing agreements and shareholder disputes. Additionally, the law firm offers notable expertise in the enforcement of arbitral awards and setting aside proceedings. Clients include multinational corporates, shareholders and governmental bodies.

Work Highlights

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  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek represented the Kingdom of the Netherlands in an international investor-state arbitration case brought by Abdallah Andraous against the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

Strengths

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De Brauw is truly the best team there is in the Netherlands. The lawyers are extremely responsive and handle highly complex matters very well.

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They are available around the clock and excellent in the management and submission of arbitration cases.

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De Brauw's team is excellent and really sharp in the way it presents its case and the legal points.

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What stands out about De Brauw is that it is able to work with us in an integrated fashion.

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De Brauw has extensive experience in the most complex and sophisticated arbitration cases. The team expertly manages all facets of a complex disputes. 

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Notable Practitioners

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Marnix Leijten
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Marnix Leijten is a leading arbitration lawyer who is regularly sought out by governments, public entities and energy companies to act on arbitration proceedings. His practice covers the enforcement of arbitral awards, contractual breaches and supply agreement disputes and he is well versed in multi-jurisdictional matters.

Marnix Leijten is an impressive lawyer who has done a great job on an extremely complex case.

Marnix Leijten is in a league of his own. He is really the strategic mind at the firm and keeps an eye on the important issues.

For me, Marnix Leijten is at the top in terms of how you can put forward the essence of your case in front of the tribunal.

He is really a jewel talent.

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Bommel van der Bend
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Bommel van der Bend frequently acts for clients on investment treaty arbitrations and on disputes regarding arbitral awards.

Bommel van der Bend has been very important in defining the overall strategy for our case.

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Martje de Vries Lentsch
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Martje de Vries Lentsch is noted for her commercial arbitration expertise, representing clients in cases governed by the ICC, ICSID and NAI Rules. She has recent experience in arbitral proceedings related to environmental damages and the energy sector.

She provides exceptional service and is very client oriented.

Martje de Vries Lentsch is an extremely good lawyer who keeps the team going.

Martje de Vries Lentsch is very responsive, good at handling stress and always calm and nice to work with. She is excellent.

Martje de Vries Lentsch has a very elegant and forceful way of interrogating experts on the stand.

Martje de Vries Lentsch is a very smart attorney with a pleasant and convincing way of presenting a matter in court.

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Albert Marsman
Expertise Based Abroad

Albert Marsman is based in the Singapore office of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. He has experience in investment treaty and energy charter arbitrations before ICSID. He additionally represents clients before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

Albert Marsman is an extremely intelligent and hardworking lawyer.

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Netherlands

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Marnix Leijten
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Bommel van der Bend
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Band 3
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Martje de Vries Lentsch
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Band 3
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Albert Marsman
Singapore expertise based abroad
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