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Robert de Haan
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Work Department
Transport/Insurance & Liability
Position
Managing partner, transport and Insurance law.
Career
Robert has worked as a lawyer at Van Traa since 1983. He principally handles cases regarding transport and insurance law. He has extensive knowledge of maritime insurance, and he focuses on transport insurance disputes, company liability insurances and ‘wet recourse’ topics.
Robert’s clients have included a number of leading insurance companies, and he has advised on litigation related to business interruption claims caused by Hanjin Shipping’s bankruptcy.
Languages
Dutch & English
Member
Robert is a member of the Disciplinary Court in The Hague, the Bar Association disciplinary court, and he is a co-founder of the NVA (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Vervoerrecht Advocaten) which is the Dutch Association of Transport Lawyers. Furthermore, he is a member of the Association for Insurance Science (Vereniging voor Verzekeringswetenschap (VvVW)) and the Sociëteit De CausaRie.
Robert is also a member of the editorial board of the Liability and Insurance Law in Practice Magazine (Tijdschrift Aansprakelijkheids- en Verzekeringsrecht in de praktijk). Furthermore, he regularly publishes on transport law subjects in Weg & Wagen magazine, and he contributed to the book “Bourse Insurance, Co-Insurance in Theory and in Practice” ("Verzekering ter Beurze, Co-assurantie in theorie en praktijk").
Netherlands
Insurance
Within: Insurance
Van Traa Advocaten specialises in insurance and liability serving domestic and international insurers and brokers. The group undertakes policy advisory and contentious work in areas including professional liability and fraud and is in demand for its transport-related expertise. The team has been asked to advise on the proposed regulatory framework on asbestos and undertakes a broad range of high-value personal injury claims. Managing partner Robert De Haan, Derk-Jan Van der Kolk, and aviation claims expert Gerbrich Oreel are the key contacts.
Transport
Within: Transport
Transport and insurance boutique Van Traa Advocaten is well-regarded for its âconsiderable knowledge of freight forwarding and shipping mattersâ. Marc van Maanen acted for a large international warehousing company in defending a multimillion-euro claim in multiple jurisdictions for alleged loss of metals from a Russian warehouse. Robert Pessers is advising Malaysia Airlines and its insurers on the MH17 disaster. Shipping expert Vincent Pool and aviation lead Pessers head the team. Robert de Haan, Olivier Bohmer, Leendert van Hee and Jolien Kruit are other key names.