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BarentsKrans Offices

BarentsKrans
Lange Voorhout 3
2514 EA The Hague
Netherlands
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Marjolein van Rest

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+31-70-376 0675 marjolein.vanrest@barentskrans.nl

Work Department

Corporate Litigation

Position

Marjolein has been working with BarentsKrans as a lawyer since April 2012. Her work focuses on preventing and settling national and international disputes within and between companies and/or joint ventures (Corporate and Commercial Litigation). This covers disputes within companies (internal struggles between shareholders/directors) as well as directors’ and officers’ liability, takeover disputes and trade disputes. Marjolein is a litigation expert: she has extensive experience conducting proceedings before the Netherlands Enterprise Chamber and in provisional relief proceedings. Her approach is characterised by consistently setting out a clear and pragmatic (procedural) strategy in consultation with her clients.

Languages

Dutch and English

Memberships

  • National Representative for The Netherlands of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), member of the Litigation Commission
  • Member of the Private Law Book Publishing Editorial Board of Ars Aequi
  • Member of the Corporate Litigation Association (Vereniging Corporate Litigation)
  • Member of NAI Young Arbitration Practitioners of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI Jong Oranje)
  • Member of the Young Dutch Lawyers’ Association (Jonge Nederlandse Juristen Vereniging)
  • Co-author of Sdu Commentaar Burgerlijk Procesrecht (written commentary on the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure)

Education

  • Specialisation course Legal Expert, Leiden Law Conferences (2021)
  • Company law and Business law at Grotius Academy, graduated with honours (2016)
  • Dual Master’s in Business and Law at Radboud University, Nijmegen (2011)
  • Master’s in International and European Law at Radboud University, Nijmegen (2010)

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation

BarentsKrans‘ dispute resolution group consists of multiple teams – a key pillar of the practice is the corporate, commercial, and financial litigation group led by William Schonewille, who acts as counsel for claimants in mass damages cases and other class actions (including financial services cases). Martijn van Maanen leads the private enforcement side of the practice, often acting for claimants in infringement cases, while Rieme-Jan Tjittes heads up the arbitration practice and Supreme Court litigation team, where Philip Fruytier is another key contact. Marjolein van Rest focuses on preventing and settling disputes, Annelies van der Ploeg handles complex post-M&A litigation, and Roeland de Mol frequently represents high-net-worth individuals.

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