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  • Corporate/commercial: The thrust of our disputes work out of Amsterdam consists of a range of corporate litigation such as shareholder disputes, joint venture disputes, securities litigation, directors' and supervisory board members liability. At the same time, on the commercial litigation side, we act in mass and class actions and separately act in contract disputes between businesses including agency, franchise and distribution agreements, and sale/purchase transactions.
  • Cross-border cases: Around 80% of the disputes led out of the Amsterdam office have an international angle.
  • Public-sector/government-related disputes: We handle large, high-stakes and often highly sensitive matters involving both the Dutch state and foreign government departments.
  • International arbitration: We regularly work on international arbitrations, with a focus on post-arbitration litigation in enforcing and annulment of arbitral awards through domestic courts.
  • Enforcing judgments: An area where we have developed a strong name is in enforcing foreign court judgments in the Netherlands. Our partners have acquired extensive experience of prejudgment attachments and execution of foreign judgments and securities in the Netherlands and have acted in multiple high-profile matters in this field.
  • Antitrust litigation: Over the last 15 years we have been involved in the most high-profile cartel damages cases in in the Netherlands, such as the cathode ray tubes, beer, air cargo, elevators and escalators cases.

Clients (18)

  • Stichting Funda Administratiekantoor
  • Petróleos de Venezuela
  • Stichting Hulptroepen Alliantie
  • Zorlu Holding
  • REWE
  • Aspen Real Estate
  • Bayrol GmbH
  • Canal+
  • Dutch IT Services Group
  • Landal/Roompot
  • Vestel
  • Ocorian Turstees (Jersey) Limited
  • Kirpalani’s
  • Bobeldijk
  • Forto
  • Estro
  • GIGA Storage
  • Sachem Holdings

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Litigation - Netherlands

Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Dentons has an established litigation practice that is well equipped to assist clients before a variety of Dutch courts and handle multi-jurisdictional cases, drawing upon the strength of the law firm's international network. The team regularly advises corporate clients and public authorities on a wide range of commercial disputes, including post-M&A issues, contractual interpretations and breaches, liability claims and shareholder litigation. It also acts on corporate fraud matters, enforcement proceedings and bankruptcy-related litigation.

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Work Highlights

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  • Dentons represented Petróleos de Venezuela in supply chain and arbitration agreement disputes.

Strengths

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  • Dentons explores the necessary perspectives to ensure the case progresses and concludes favourably, offering a broad and informed outlook.

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  • Dentons' litigation department brings together very bright and motivated lawyers whose competencies complement each other, resulting in an all-rounded and extremely knowledgeable team.

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  • Through its impressive global network, Dentons is able to bring a wide range of international matters to Dutch courts. Its lawyers are reliable, realistic, congenial and respectful.

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  • The team's advice is consistently accurate, concise and pragmatic, making its input highly effective and actionable.

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  • Dentons offers dedicated and sharp litigators who are creative and master all aspects of the case.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Anouk Rosielle
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    Anouk Rosielle

    Anouk Rosielle is noted for her experience in cross-border commercial disputes. She has particular skill in handling supply chain litigation, post-M&A disputes and shareholder issues, as well as cases that involve parallel civil and criminal elements.

    • Anouk Rosielle is one of the most impressive and intelligent lawyers I have met in my career. She has complete command of the law, thinks creatively and provides clients with outstanding advice.

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    • Anouk Rosielle consistently approaches matters from a different perspective and offers positive solutions. She is a lawyer that everyone would want to work with.

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    • She is very professional and has a good way of pleading.

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    • Anouk is very smart, clever and always has practical answers. She sees the details and makes accurate assumptions. She helps you to structure a very well-defended strategy.

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    • Anouk handles all of the difficult cases in a smart way with flair and a smile. She develops a thoughtful strategy, deals with the matter passionately and is simply there for the client.

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