Mr Erik van Orsouw > Kennedy Van der Laan > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Kennedy Van der Laan Offices
MOLENWERF 16
1014 BG
P.O. Box 58188, 1040HD
Netherlands
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Mr Erik van Orsouw
Work Department
Insurance and Liability Group
Position
Partner
Career
Erik is heading Kennedy Van der Laan’s liability and insurance practice.
He is an experienced litigator in professional indemnity and insurance claims. His clients include lawyers, accountants, insurance brokers, it companies, architects and engineers, tax specialists and their insurers.
His extensive Financial Lines practice furthermore involves claims, coverage disputes and the review of domestic and international (and specifically London market) insurance policies including Crime, W&I, Art and Insurance Fraud.
Languages
Dutch, English
Memberships
He is editor for the Dutch publication “Maandblad voor Vermogensrecht” and is a member of the Dutch associations “Vereniging voor Aansprakelijkheids- en Schadevergoedingsrecht” and “Vereniging voor Verzekeringswetenschap” and chairman of the cultural foundation “Stichting Atelier WG”.
Education
Law, University of Leiden, 1998
French public law and international relations, Institut d’Études Politiques, Parijs SciencePo, 1995
In tort law en European and comparative law, Mjur, University of Oxford, 1999,
Business and Liability, Grotius Academy, 2006
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Insurance
(Hall of Fame)Kennedy Van der Laan advises on standalone insurance law and associated regulatory issues, covering both Dutch and European matters for a client roster that includes insurers, brokers and public bodies. The group handles a range of insurance products, with particular focus placed on casualty, property and engineering and financial lines coverage in addition to a growing class actions practice. The insurance side of the practice is headed by a team consisting of Erik van Orsouw
, Chris van Dijk, Frits van der Woude, Peter van den Broek and Petra Oskam, with Jan Broekhuizen taking the lead on matters of insurance regulation. Marit van der Pool joined the firm’s partnership ranks in September 2023, with a defence and coverage practice centred around D&O and professional indemnity claims.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Industry focus: retail
- Insurance