William Schonewille > BarentsKrans > The Hague, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

BarentsKrans‘ class action team is led by finance litigation expert William Schonewille from The Hague. Schonewille acts on behalf of investors, financial institutions and consumers in complex class actions involving banking and securities law. The firm is known for its plaintiff-side work, assisting claimants in major mass claims and class actions in the Netherlands, often with cross-border elements. Martijn van Maanen regularly handles private enforcement cases for claimants and is experienced in assisting clients with multi-jurisdictional claims.

BarentsKrans fields a strong commercial, financial and corporate litigation team, which largely focuses on assisting claimants in complex domestic and international disputes. Financial litigation cases are led by William Schonewille, who acts for investors, consumers and financial institutions. Martijn van Maanen splits his time between corporate and commercial litigation, assisting with private enforcement, fraud and directors’ liability cases. Litigation and arbitration matters are handled by Rieme-Jan Tjittes, a Supreme Court litigator and appointed substitute Justice in the Netherlands Commercial Court. Commercial contract litigation is the forte of Annelies van der Ploeg. Philip Fruytier excels in Supreme Court litigation and often acts for insurers, real estate investors and developers, competition litigation claim funders and international organisations. The Hague-based team is co-led by Schonewille, van Maanen, Tjittes, van der Ploeg and Fruytier.