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Rieme-Jan Tjittes

Rieme-Jan Tjittes

Europe 2026

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Provided by BarentsKrans

Practice Areas

* Supreme Court Litigation

* Arbitration

* Commercial contracts

* Commercial Litigation

Career

Rieme-Jan is a very experienced litigation and arbitration attorney. He is considered to be one of the leading authorities in (international) commercial contracts. His clients are national and international companies, which are confident to let him handle their most complex and high risk disputes. His litigation and arbitration work encompasses a wide array of legal topics and business activities, such as post M&A warranty and indemnity disputes, the termination of distribution and licensing agreements, gas and electricity supply contracts, high tech and construction contracts and setting aside (international) arbitral awards. Rieme-Jan is frequently asked to be arbitrator in national and international institutional arbitrations (NAI, ICC, AAA) as well as ad hoc arbitrations. In addition, Rieme-Jan is admitted to the Dutch Supreme Court bar and has as such achieved an inter alia Tier 1 Ranking in Chambers for many years in a row.

Professional Memberships

* Fulltime Justice in the Court of Appeal

* Tenured professor of Private Law Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

* Arbitrator (ad-hoc and diverse arbitration institutes)

* (Head)author contracting, Jurisdiction Contract Law, Series Law & Practice

* Senior lecturer at Grotius Academy Education National and International Contracting

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Supreme Court Litigation - Netherlands

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Rieme-Jan Tjittes assists with contractual disputes and the setting aside of arbitral awards. He is well equipped to represent clients before the Supreme Court.

Ranked Individuals at BarentsKrans (17)

Netherlands

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