Thijs van Zanten

Practice Areas

Cassatie (Civiel)

Insolventierecht (Faillissement, Surseance van betaling, WSNP)

Career

Thijs van Zanten is managing partner with the firm and heads the Supreme Court Litigation section. He advises and litigates in disputes in the areas of insolvency law, corporate law, contract law and liability law, including directors’ and professional liability. He appears before the fact-finding instances and in cassation and preliminary reference proceedings before the Supreme Court. Thijs also offers assistance in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights and the Benelux Court of Justice. He is a law professor at the University of Groningen.​

Critical and solution-oriented

Thijs is an optimistic and creative lawyer with advanced linguistic skills. He challenges everything, often leading to unexpected insights and regaining momentum in stalled cases. Each day, his goal is provide the best quality possible. “I enjoy working with a team of motivated Supreme Court lawyers, exploring the limits of the law and achieving the best possible results for our clients.”

Expert in insolvency law

Thijs regularly publishes articles and gives lectures, in particular with regard to insolvency law. In 2010 he was awarded the first Publication Prize of the Netherlands Civil Law Association.

Professional Memberships

Editorial board chair, Tijdschrift voor Insolventierecht (insolvency law journal)

Editorial board member, Wessels Insolvency Law Series

Member, Advisory Committee on Insolvency Law of the Netherlands Bar Association

Member, INSOLAD Committee on Preliminary Questions

Member, VCCA - Dutch Association of Supreme Court Civil Litigation

Member, Dutch Association for Procedural Law

Education