LAWYER PROFILE
Martijn van Maanen

Martijn van Maanen

Europe 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

Provided by BarentsKrans

Practice Areas

* Mass Litigation

* Commercial Litigation

* Corporate Litigation

* Cartel damages

* Restructuring and insolvency

Career

Martijn van Maanen heads the Corporate Litigation practice group. His practice covers the full spectrum of corporate and commercial disputes, including M&A, antitrust damages, fraud on the market, parent and directors’ liability, and insolvency. Most of his work involves multiple jurisdictions. His international client base includes large corporates, banks and executives. Many US and UK law firms seek him out as litigation counsel for complex disputes.

Martijn has ample experience in class actions and mass damages cases for claimants and defendants, such as Actuaris v Stichting Polishouders Vie d’Or (insolvency of an insurer), New South Wales Government v James Hardie (establishment of an asbestos compensation fund).

Professional Memberships

* Speaker at international symposia about mass damage and cartel damage

* Lecturer for Grotius, Insolad, Kluwer and other professional organisations on directors’

liability and parent liability

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Litigation: Mass Torts: Mainly Plaintiffs - Netherlands

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Martijn van Maanen frequently represents plaintiffs in follow-on damages claims, especially those involving competition law infringements. He also advises on liability issues arising from insolvency-related litigation.

Litigation - Netherlands

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Martijn van Maanen frequently represents plaintiffs in follow-on damages claims, especially those involving competition law infringements. He also advises on liability issues arising from insolvency-related litigation.

Ranked Individuals at BarentsKrans (17)

Netherlands

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