Sponsors Dutch Arbitration Day 2015

Sponsor of the Delegates Dinner

Clifford Chance

International law firm Clifford Chance combines the highest global standards with local expertise. Lawyers from different backgrounds and nationalities come together as one firm, offering unrivalled depth of legal resources across the key markets of Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.

Established in 1972, Clifford Chance Amsterdam offers clients long-standing local knowledge and an internationally integrated approach. With this experience in the Netherlands, we are consistently recognised as one of the leading firms operating at the top-end of the market.

Our Amsterdam international arbitration practice forms part of the firm's global arbitration practice and provides organisations with arbitration experts wherever in the World they operate. We are able to deploy teams that are adapted to the specific requirements of the dispute, in terms both of geographic and industry-specific expertise. We take pride in delivering the power and resources of our global network to meet our clients’ needs. We have extensive experience in arbitrations brought under all the major institutional rules, as well as ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations under Bilateral Investment Treaties.

More information : www.cliffordchance.com

Sponsor of the Conference Program Booklet

DLA Piper

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, positioning us to help companies with their legal needs around the world. Our international arbitration team has vast experience in conducting international arbitration including acting as counsel or sitting as arbitrator under all the major institutional and procedural rules. We represent parties in international arbitrations arising in a broad range of industry sectors and we have extensive experience in handling arbitration disputes involving sovereign states, including claims brought under bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and multilateral investment treaties (MITs).

More information : www.dlapiper.com

Sponsor of the Hermitage Exhibition Tours

Eversheds’ international arbitration expertise

Eversheds has a team of elite international arbitration lawyers representing companies, investors, financial institutions, States and State entities around the world.
We have grown rapidly in recent years as more and more clients recognize Eversheds’ growing reputation as a top-level arbitration practice. We are known for our forensic preparation, pragmatic strategic advice, efficient working practices and winning advocacy. In recognition of our success, Global Arbitration Review ranks us as the number 15 arbitration practice worldwide. Our team of lawyers now spans the world’s major international arbitration centers, including London, Paris, Amsterdam, Geneva, Stockholm and Hong Kong.

Several of our international arbitration experts are leaders within the wider arbitration community; we have between us a Vice-President of the ICC, three former ICC Court members, a trustee of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, a former member of the WTO Dispute Settlement Appellate Body, and a former co-chair of the LCIA’s Young International Arbitration Group. Members of our team also lecture at numerous prestigious universities and institutions across the world.

More information : www.eversheds.com

Sponsor of the Drinks Reception

Houthoff Buruma

Houthoff Buruma is a well-established Dutch law firm that provides high-quality legal services worldwide with more than 250 lawyers. From its offices in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, London and New York, Houthoff Buruma’s lawyers, notaries and tax advisers provide advice to an extensive international client base. They focus on corporate / M&A, Dispute Resolution, Finance and Restructuring. Houthoff Buruma is the only law firm in the Netherlands that is an exclusive member of the international Lex Mundi network. Houthoff Buruma is an international top-tier firm and in 2014 was awarded with the Law Firm of the Year Benelux Award by The Lawyer for the second time.

Arbitration team

The arbitration team of Houthoff Buruma is one of the few full-time arbitration practices in the Netherlands. The team has been involved in high-profile and high value national and international arbitrations under all major arbitration rules. Additionally, the team members conduct court proceedings in arbitration related matters, such as the enforcement and setting aside of (international) arbitral awards. Finally, they regularly publish in the area of arbitration and act as arbitrator or as secretary to arbitral tribunals. The team and its members are consistently ranked in both Legal 500 and Chambers.

The main contacts for the Houthoff Buruma arbitration practice are: Dirk Knottenbelt and Marielle Koppenol-Laforce.

More information : www.houthoff.com

Sponsor of the Lunch

Legaltree

Legaltree is a unique law firm, with a leading, client-oriented vision. Legaltree only works with senior lawyers with a minimum of ten years’ experience. In that way, the best possible professional quality and personal attention are guaranteed. With more than 20 partners, Legaltree provides personal services, tailored to suit the specific needs of both national and international clients.

Legaltree provides for an effective and highly specialized arbitration team, with a special focus on claims brought under bilateral investment treaties. In addition, the team has extensive experience in complex matters involving the recognition of foreign judgments or arbitration awards.

More information : www.legaltree.nl/en

Sponsor of the Coffee and Refreshments

Raad van Arbitrage voor de Bouw (Arbitration Board for the Building Industry)

Whether a dispute involves the construction of an underwater road tunnel, the completion of a home or the technical installation of a commercial building, if parties in the construction industry cannot agree, they will often opt for the Arbitration Board for the Building Industry to adjudicate. RvA arbitrators heard some 750 construction disputes in 2014.

Incorporated in 1907, the RvA is an independent foundation employing more than 100 arbitrators. RvA arbitrators (expert-members) are selected primarily based on their track record in the construction industry. Virtually all lawyer-members are judges or former judges. Hearings are generally held near the building site involved, allowing arbitrators to immediately inspect the technical points of dispute if necessary.

Why the RvA in national and international construction disputes?

The unique combination of technical and legal expertise in construction present at the RvA ensures that construction disputes – compared to ordinary courts that appoint external construction experts – are handled quickly, efficiently and at reasonable cost. RvA awards have the same legal force as judgments rendered by ordinary courts.

The expert-members mostly also possess international experience with construction projects, while the lawyer-members are familiar with the application of foreign law. The Arbitration Rules (version of 1 January 2015) are available in English. In addition to the Rules and in consultation with the RvA, the parties may make arrangements to provide for special conditions of international arbitration, such as the method of appointing arbitrators, language, applicable law, dissenting opinion, and whether or not the award will be published.

Costs of arbitration with the RvA

The RvA requires a deposit when a dispute is brought. The deposit is intended solely as security for the RvA. The amount of the deposit and the costs of arbitration are determined by the principal amount of the claim in accordance with the guidelines of the Deposit/Moderation Table. The RvA deducts its costs from the deposit when invoicing the dispute.

More information (Dutch): www.raadvanarbitrage.nl