Paul Tjiam

Practice Areas

Paul Tjiam is a litigation partner in the Amsterdam Office of Simmons & Simmons. His practice focuses on national and international complex civil litigation related to (geopolitical) commercial disputes, antitrust, general tort claims, liability of financial institutions, defamation, seizures and IP. Paul has worked on high profile international litigation matters, including an ownership dispute of the Stolichnaya brand against the Russian State, representing fintech companies in financial liability claims, representing a global beverages brand with the dismantlement of an international operating counterfeit syndicate and a commercial ownership dispute against the Turkish State following the alleged coup d’état. Paul also assists a natural person who is the victim of a slander campaign initiated by two Dutch top500 companies and their owner.

Paul is ranked in Chambers, Legal500 and WTR. Recent testimonials include: “Paul is one of the most competent lawyers I have ever worked with” (Chambers 2023), “an incredible talent” and “strong focus on multi-jurisdictional laws” (Legal500 2022), “Paul is one of the smartest litigators in the country” (WTR 2023).

Paul devotes a significant portion of his practice to pro bono service, representing UNICEF Nederland, Doctors without Borders and PILP in legal matters.