De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek stands beside its clients wherever they operate globally. This is the keystone of its focus. Its  role of trusted advisor is integral to who it is today, advising its clients, which include the majority of the largest companies headquartered in the Netherlands, in their global transactions, litigation and regulatory enforcement.

 
De Brauw delivers a powerful corporate practice, a centre of excellence in litigation, and an unparalleled team of regulatory experts. Its world‐class international arbitration practice, which is firmly embedded in the firm's litigation practice group, is one of the most active, well renowned practices operating in Europe today. With offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Shanghai and Singapore and a global network of top-tier law firms, De Brauw takes on matters across all major jurisdictions in the world.

More information : www.debrauw.com

The Linklaters Amsterdam Arbitration Team has extensive experience representing multinational companies and sovereign states in complex, high value international arbitrations and in arbitration-related national court proceedings.

We act across all sectors, under the rules of all of the major arbitral institutions and in ad hoc proceedings, including proceedings under the UNCITRAL Rules. This is done in both commercial arbitration and investment arbitration. We also advise clients on investment structuring for treaty protection.

The Linklaters Amsterdam Arbitration Team forms part of the Global Linklaters Arbitration Team, which is one of the largest in the world (OneTeam Philosophy). The team, led by over 40 partners and counsel, act as counsel and as arbitrators in arbitral proceedings in seats throughout the world, including the key arbitration centres of Paris, London, Amsterdam/The Hague, Geneva/Zürich, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, and New York.

Our alliance with Allens (Australia) and Webber Wentzel (South Africa) allows us to present an integrated international arbitration offering on a global basis. Our experience and capabilities extend beyond these areas too. We have breadth and depth of experience working on matters all over the world.

More information : www.linklaters.com

Integrated legal and tax advice : Is your question of a legal or tax nature, or both? What are the legal consequences of a particular tax structure and vice versa? More and more companies, financial institutions, governments and individuals are discovering the benefits of customised integrated advice.

Full-service practice : As a leading firm, Loyens & Loeff is the logical choice as a legal and tax partner if you do business in or from the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg or Switzerland, our home markets. You can count on personal advice from any of our 900 advisers based in one of our offices in the Benelux and Switzerland or in key financial centres around the world. Thanks to our full-service practice, specific sector experience and thorough understanding of the market, our advisers comprehend exactly what you need.

More information : www.loyensloeff.com

Funding and managing litigation, arbitration and enforcement has been the core business of Omni Bridgeway since 1986.  Based on its unrivalled experience, the firm has funded and enforced several billions in claims for its global client base. 

Of the hundreds of cases Omni Bridgeway has handled in its 32 years of history, many related to dealing with the matters surrounding (semi)-sovereign debtors and counterparties in political risk markets (sovereign immunity, investment treaty and commercial arbitration, political interference). Key to its success are its flexible funding capacity, in-house intelligence gathering capabilities (asset tracing) and a multi-disciplinary approach where our in-house teams work constructively together in a team with external counsel. 

In 2018, Omni Bridgeway in conjunction with the IFC - an arm of the World Bank Group – has established the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe distressed Asset Recovery Program (DARP), aimed at assisting financial institutions in the region with funding and managing the (enforcement) litigation for non-performing loans and other legal claims. 

Omni Bridgeway has offices in Amsterdam, Cologne (Roland Prozessfinanz), Geneva, Singapore, Guernsey and Dubai.

More information : www.omnibridgeway.com

Accuracy is a wholly independent international consulting firm providing advice to company management and shareholders for their strategic or critical decisions, notably in transactions, disputes and crises. Accuracy is present in 13 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa and leads engagements all over the world.
 
Accuracy has extensive experience of providing valuation and damage assessment services in arbitration contexts, both for commercial and investment treaty disputes. Our dispute support activity accounts for more than 30% of our global revenues. More than 15 of our delay and quantum experts have provided oral testimony and have undergone cross-examination in various international forums, including LCIA, ICC, ICSID, SIAC and under the UNCITRAL rules.
 
More information : www.accuracy.com

In an increasingly volatile world and international business environment, it is becoming harder for parties to predict where disputes may arise. It is in this context that international arbitration has continued its march forward as parties’ first choice for resolving complex, cross-border disputes. But just as the number of international arbitrations has dramatically increased over the last decade, so too has the complexity and value of those disputes, requiring increasingly sophisticated and specialist legal advice.

Allen & Overy’s market-leading Dutch arbitration practice is ideally placed to assist clients with disputes whenever and wherever they arise. We are at the cutting edge of arbitration law, with expertise under all the key institutional rules as well as investment treaty arbitration. Our Amsterdam team includes both Dutch-qualified and English-qualified lawyers and our strong international network  gives us the necessary expertise to handle complex international arbitrations. Members of the team have extensive experience representing clients in arbitrations as well as in court proceedings regarding the enforcement or setting aside of arbitral awards, sit as arbitrators and are actively involved in national and international arbitration institutes. This allows us to build excellent relationships with the most respected arbitrators and arbitration practitioners worldwide and enables us to offer our clients the highest standard of service.

More information : www.allenovery.com

Diales specialise in providing Expert Witness services to the global engineering and construction industry. Our experts support the legal profession in Arbitration, Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. We specialise in delay analysis, quantum damages, and technical disciplines, including architectural, mechanical, electrical, and project management. Diales Experts:
Understand their responsibilities to the court and to their clients.
Have participated in formal conflict resolution processes; they have given testimony, and they have been cross-examined.
Are experienced in producing concise, detailed reports, on time, and within tight deadlines.
Have access to global support staff through the Driver Group plc, enabling them to meet client requirements and maintain excellent standards.

More information : www.diales.com

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world.

More information : www.dlapiper.com

Houthoff is a long-established Netherlands based law firm with over 290 lawyers worldwide. The firm's lawyers in each practice area and across its offices work collaboratively to help clients assess new opportunities and manage risk in a redefined marketplace. As the fabric of the global economic environment unravelled, Houthoff partnered with clients to respond to unprecedented circumstances with innovative solutions and sound legal judgement. Houthoff has a vision on economic growth that is productive, sustainable and inclusive.

Houthoff’s Arbitration Team has an international focus and is one of few in the Netherlands to devote all of its time and efforts to arbitration. The Arbitration Team assists multinationals, financial institutions, government bodies and state companies in large and complex commercial and investment arbitrations. The team also regularly litigates in arbitration-related proceedings before the regular courts on matters such as the enforcement and setting aside of arbitral awards. A number of our specialists are regularly appointed as arbitrators and secretaries.

More information : www.houthoff.com

With offices in 152 countries and almost 328,000 people, we are among the leading professional services networks in the world. In the Netherlands, over 5,000 people work together. We help organisations and individuals create the value they are looking for, by delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services. We are a community of solvers. By bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives, we find better solutions.
 
Our global international arbitration team consists of 100+ dedicated specialists with a collective experience of testifying in 250+ cases. Our arbitration specialists bring a wealth of knowledge and industry expertise to complex disputes and litigation, providing resolution services to companies, states and state entities in investment treaty and commercial arbitration. We help our clients investigate, assess and prepare for each stage of the arbitration process.

More information : www.pwc.com

Van Traa is an internationally renowned law firm in the field of international trade, transport & logistics and insurance & liability. Our clients are national and international companies, such as trading companies, transport and Logistic Service Providers, Financial Service Providers such as banks, brokers and insurers, aviation companies, construction companies and contractors and shipping companies. At Van Traa we strive to quickly and accurately get to the essence of the problem and provide clarity for our clients. Our objective at Van Traa: to make matters clear.

More information : www.vantraa.nl

Max van Leyenhorst is a partner at Legaltree. He has been involved in arbitration and international litigation as an attorney since 2000. Max taught arbitration law and international dispute resolution at Leiden University for 10 years. He is co-founder of NAI Young Arbitration Practitioners (2004) and of the Dutch Arbitration Association (2013). He acts as an attorney in arbitration cases and in international litigation cases, and he sits as arbitrator in Dutch and international commercial arbitrations. As an attorney, Max is often involved in enforcement proceedings against foreign states. He regularly publishes and teaches on topics of national and international arbitration law.

More information : www.legaltree.nl

Many companies no longer just want straightforward legal advice from a law firm and notary's office. They want more. They want to hear the best solution in clear language. The entrepreneur’s solution. The solution that works and gives you confidence in the future. They are looking for a sparring partner with a legal background: someone who knows the law through and through, but who also dares to give strategic advice and can think along as an entrepreneur. In addition, clients are increasingly asking for a project-based approach or seeking support in the rollout of a solution. In doing so, they expect their adviser to be efficient and transparent and to move at the same pace, because the ability to tackle challenges quickly is crucial for companies.
We can do that. With a practical approach, on an energetic no-nonsense way, without frills. That, along with the high quality of our legal knowledge makes us distinctive.
Legal knowledge is the basis and business instinct is the forte. This is Ploum. This is what makes us a partner-in-business.

More information : www.ploum.nl

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