Dispute Resolution
Global Guide 2024 : Netherlands
Band 4
Email address
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+31 20 573 6736About
Provided by Lexence
The Lexence litigation team represents companies, financial institutions and directors in corporate and commercial disputes, both domestic and international. Pragmatic by nature, they formulate a clear strategy to achieve the best feasible results: where possible through settlement negotiations, where necessary through litigation.
Besides being skilled negotiators, the litigators appear regularly before Dutch courts and in arbitrations under the rules of the Dutch Arbitration Institute, the ICC or UNCITRAL.
The team includes specialists in the areas of professional liability, directors’ liability, commercial contracts, shareholder disputes, takeover disputes, inquiry proceedings, franchise & distribution, fraud & asset tracing, insolvency.
The litigation team has access to a wide network of data analysts, economists and academics whose assistance ensures that every case is handled efficiently.
Specialisms within the team:
- Professional liability and disciplinary rules;
- Directors’ liability;
- Commercial contracts;
- Inquiry proceedings & shareholder disputes;
- Franchise & distribution;
- Fraud & asset tracing;
- Insolvency, financing & security;
- Takeover disputes.
Chambers Review
Lexence is particularly active in commercial litigation, including representing clients in shareholder and contractual disputes. The law firm also acts for clients on liability cases, as well as mismanagement proceedings. The team has additional experience in financial disputes, insolvency proceedings and criminal litigation.
Work Highlights
- Lexence represented CLT-UFA in preliminary relief proceedings over termination of a broadcasting time contract.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lexence team has creative, to-the-point and intelligent lawyers with lots of different expertise within the team."
"Lexence lawyers can provide substantive input and can also respond quickly to ongoing issues."
"They provide high-quality service and maximum level of responsiveness in a very comprehensive way."
"Lexence team has creative, to-the-point and intelligent lawyers with lots of different expertise within the team."
"Lexence lawyers can provide substantive input and can also respond quickly to ongoing issues."
"They provide high-quality service and maximum level of responsiveness in a very comprehensive way."
Notable Practitioners
Bram Thomas Craemer has a strong focus on advising clients on contractual disputes, as well as preliminary relief proceedings.
"Bram Thomas Craemer is a very strategic, charismatic litigator and negotiator."
"Bram is always one step ahead of the other parties and he thinks very strategically."
Timo Jansen often assists clients with injunctive relief proceedings and investigations into allegations of mismanagement.
"Timo is pragmatic, able to quickly analyse complex matters and to formulate arguments with razor-sharp clarity."
"His presentation in court is impressive."