Dieuwertje de Leeuw > Finch Dispute Resolution > Utrecht, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Finch Dispute Resolution Offices
Tolsteegsingel 2
3582 AC Utrecht
Netherlands
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Dieuwertje de Leeuw
Work Department
Dispute resolution
Position
Dieuwertje de Leeuw (1983) is a founding partner of Finch Dispute Resolution. Dieuwertje is a commercial litigator with a focus on corporate and contractual disputes. She handles a wide variety of post-M&A disputes, shareholder disputes, directors’ and officers’ liability cases and disputes relating to commercial contracts, including the termination of contracts and negotiations. She is a specialist in the areas of attachments, execution of assets and enforcement of judgments, and has garnered a wide range of experience in relation to disputes in the financial sector.
Dieuwertje publishes and lectures on a regular basis. She is on the editorial board of the corporate law journal Bedrijfsjuridische Berichten (Bb) and acts as a guest lecturer at the Vrije Universiteit in a postgraduate legal program on corporate litigation.
Career
DLA Piper 2008-2021, Wijn & Stael Advocaten 2021 – 2022, Finch Dispute Resolution 2022-current
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: class actions
Finch Dispute Resolution was recently founded in October 2022 and specialises in dispute resolution, including class actions. The Utrecht-based firm is known for handling international class actions acting for claimants within the healthcare, finance, and energy sectors. Koen Rutten leads the practice and is praised for his expertise in class actions where he has represented institutional investors in damage claims and individuals in truck cartel claims. Stefan Holterman, Maarten Mussche, and Dieuwertje de Leeuw are all well versed in commercial litigation and co-lead the practice.
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
Finch Dispute Resolution is a dispute resolution boutique founded in October 2022 and has been steadily establishing its presence as a go-to firm for commercial, corporate, and financial litigation. The Utrecht-based firm is well versed in class actions and often handles cross-border international disputes. The practice is co-led by Koen Rutten, Stefan Holterman, Maarten Mussche, and Dieuwertje de Leeuw. Rutten often represents investors and handles proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber, Mussche is a commercial disputes specialist focused on business contracts and represents clients in inquiry proceedings, Holterman is the main contact for shareholder disputes, and lastly de Leeuw handles contractual and M&A-related disputes.