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Linklaters

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Linklaters

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Litigation - Netherlands

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Linklaters often defends clients in high-profile class actions, advising on alleged cartel activities, damages claims and consumer protection issues. The practice equally covers product liability and bankruptcy-related litigation. The team has additional expertise in financial disputes, commercial litigation and construction cases. The department covers a wide variety of sectors, including aviation, energy and natural resources, banking, technology and insurance. Clients also benefit from the law firm's robust Supreme Court litigation practice and large network of offices for assistance with multi-jurisdictional mandates.

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Work Highlights

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  • Linklaters defended ING against a group of shareholders seeking damages due to the group's shortcomings in relation to anti-money laundering regulations.

Strengths

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  • Linklaters offers a proactive team that does deep research and has a detailed understanding of the case.

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  • Linklaters has a very strong strategic understanding of international and political-related litigation.

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  • Linklaters' strengths are its communication skills, its quality of work, its ability to focus on the legal merits of the case and its pragmatic advice for clients.

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  • Linklaters is open to suggestions and delivers high-quality legal work.

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  • The multi-disciplinary team always speaks with one voice, despite being based in different offices, and it truly feels like we are dealing with one cohesive team.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Daniella Strik
    Daniella Strik

    Daniella Strik

    Daniella Strik has a strong practice defending clients in high-profile damages claims, class actions and liability disputes. She is also a popular choice for representation in shareholders' disputes and financial litigation.

    • Daniella Strik is a first-class litigator. She is really strong in her legal work and gets the job done, even against tight deadlines.

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    • Daniella has outstanding legal expertise, a very robust work ethic and is extremely convincing in arguing the client's position.

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    • She is a very smart lawyer and a pleasure to work with.

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    • Daniella Strik is an experienced litigator with an eye for detail. She is very diligent, strategically clever and very pleasant to work with.

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    • Daniella combines outstanding technical expertise with exceptional client service, making her a standout lawyer in this area.

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  • Bart Fleuren
    Bart Fleuren

    Bart Fleuren

    Bart Fleuren is a promising lawyer in the Supreme Court litigation space, offering expertise across a broad variety of complex contentious matters, such as product liability claims, class action lawsuits, insolvency-related litigation and corporate disputes.

    • He offers good communication skills, pragmatism, experience and a solution-driven approach.

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    • His understanding of the situation and facts and his ability to synthesise these into a clear and logical statement is second to none.

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    • Bart Fleuren is a good communicator who is very focused on the client’s needs and objectives.

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    • Bart Fleuren is a very positive, responsive and constructive lawyer.

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    • Bart did an amazing job on all levels.

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