Practice Areas
Thomas specialises in international arbitration under the auspices of the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, DIAC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, UNUM, and NAI and also court litigation, including post-arbitration litigation (both in the Netherlands and on the Dutch Carribbean). He has extensive experience in complex disputes, often with multi-jurisdictional aspects, covering a broad range of issues arising from both commercial and corporate transactions. Because of his international law practice, Thomas also worked in both the New York and London offices of Houthoff.
The ICC World Council appointed Thomas as member of the ICC Court of International Arbitration in Paris for the Netherlands.
Thomas also acts as an arbitrator. He gives lectures regarding arbitration and frequently speaks at arbitration conferences. He publishes in the Dutch Journal on Arbitration, the Dutch Journal on Property Law, Arbitration World (5th and 6th edition), the Dispute Resolution Journal of the AAA/ICDR and the Handbook on Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration.
He was also recognised as one of the Future Leaders in the Netherlands by Who's Who Legal: Litigation and Global Arbitration Review, and Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration, in view of his capability in post-arbitration litigation and arbitration.