Ysquare

- Managing partners: Bregje Korthals Altes & Robbert Jan van der Weijden

- Senior partners: 5

- Number of partners: 5

- Number of other fee earners: 8

- Languages: Dutch, English, French, German

Ysquare is a leading dispute resolution boutique founded in 2019 by experienced litigators who have all gained extensive experience at major law firms. Ysquare specialises in preventing and resolving complex commercial and corporate disputes. The firm advises and represents clients before the Dutch courts, in cross-border litigation matters, as well as in domestic and international arbitration.Ysquare is regularly trusted with large mandates.

- Collective action proceedings

- Commercial litigation

- Corporate litigation

- National and international arbitration

- Setting aside and enforcement proceedings

- Financial litigation

- Insolvency litigation

- Tort litigation

- Defending a software company in a EUR 10 billion GDPR class action lawsuit under the Dutch regime for collective redress WAMCA (Act on the Resolution of Mass Claims in Collective Action).

- Defending a group of car dealers in a class action lawsuit under the Dutch WAMCA (Act on the Resolution of Mass Claims in Collective Action) against claims on behalf of an alleged group of over 200,000 car owners relating to diesel emissions.

- Various high-stake arbitrations (institutional and ad-hoc) relating to long-term agreements for the supply and storage of gas.

- International arbitration proceedings for a Dutch publicly listed multinational against a US supplier in a dispute relating to asset rental services.

- International arbitration proceedings for a global management consultancy firm in a EUR 100 million contractual dispute against a Dutch listed multinational company.

- Counseling clients and their executives in preparing for and engaging in two Parliamentary Inquiries of Dutch Parliament.

- Assisting a consortium of high-tech companies in their research projects to achieve net-zero emission solutions.

- Representing the liquidation trustees of a bank in summary proceedings against a software supplier in relation to economic sanctions and penalty payments up to EUR 100 million.

- Defending an international law firm in professional liability cases brought by high net worth former clients.

- Acting for sellers/buyers in several high value M&A and joint venture disputes.

Ysquare is regularly involved in cross-border litigation proceedings, as well as in international arbitration proceedings. Building on our extensive experience and network abroad, we are able to handle international matters in an efficient and dynamic manner, thus ensuring the best possible outcome for our clients.

Ysquare is based in The Valley, Amsterdam.

Beethovenstraat 533

1083 HK, Amsterdam

Telephone: +31 20 242 0700

E-mail: [email protected]

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