OSK Advocaten

OSK Advocaten is a high quality advocacy law firm focussing on litigation and arbitration and corporate and white collar criminal defence work. At present it has five partners and a total of eight lawyers.

The unique combination of high profile civil litigation expertise and criminal defence and regulatory advice in a boutique setting is increasingly sought after. In June 2017 Jurjen de Korte left Eversheds Sutherland Netherlands (where he was head of litigation and arbitration) to join well-known criminal defence lawyer Geertjan van Oosten. Geert Wilts joined from Eversheds in April 2018.

The civil law practice has three partners and four lawyers in total and focuses on resolving complex national and international trade disputes before a civil judge or arbitral tribunal. Cases frequently involve contracts in sectors such as construction, oil and gas extraction, energy, distribution, transport, telecom, pharmaceuticals, financing and insurance. Many of the civil proceedings conducted by the practice concern compensation claims due to breach of contract or unlawful trading; other proceedings relate to the conclusion, performance, termination or nullification of agreements. The main proceedings are frequently preceded by preliminary relief proceedings or pre-judgment attachment.

The practice is also recognised for assisting with the enforcement of domestic and foreign state court judgments and arbitral awards. Enforcement often requires close cooperation between numerous jurisdictions. The practice has successfully attached assets in the Netherlands both pre- and post-judgments and prevailed on request for the enforcement of state court judgments and arbitral awards frequently.

The practice is headed by Jurjen de Korte (+31 (0)6 43922181; [email protected]).

The criminal law practice has two partners and four lawyers in total and provides advice on all aspects of criminal law including economic offences such as fraud, embezzlement, bribery matters as well as other offences where natural persons are involved. The practice also routinely assists with internal investigations, reputation management and administrative law, professional conduct and environment.

The practice is headed by Geertjan van Oosten (+31 (0)6 53562478; [email protected]).

Jurjen de Korte has particular expertise in the field of international arbitration and arbitration-related litigation. He is also frequently instructed in international disputes concerning debt collection and in support of foreign arbitration. Examples include:

• defending the former owner of a major Russian bank in proceedings for the recognition in the Netherlands of Russian court judgments of more than RUB 40 billion and USD 505 million
• representing the Canadian department store chain Hudson's Bay Company in multiple court proceedings with Dutch lessors over competition law violations and claims in excess of EUR 500 million
• representing a Caribbean trading company against a Dutch shipbuilding company in a multimillion euro arbitration abroad
• acting for a US Receiver to collect damages for more than 900 victims of a USD 50 million online fraud involving ING bank accounts
• representing the majority shareholder of one of the world's largest trading houses in an ICC arbitration and binding advice proceeding concerning the valuation in excess of EUR 600 million of shares after exercising a put option
• representing a Scandinavian maritime transport company against a Belgian construction firm in an arbitration concerning the subsidence of a site for the storage and cleaning of chemical containers in Moerdijk

• Dispute Resolution
• Litigation
• Arbitration
• Enforcement
• Corporate Crime
• Criminal Law
• Internal Investigations
• Reputation Management
• Administrative Law

Vondelstraat 41

1054 GJ Amsterdam

Netherlands

T +31 (0)20 6060680

F +31 (0)20 6060681

E [email protected]