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2514 EA The Hague
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Rieme-Jan Tjittes

Work Department
Commercial contracts
Position
Rieme-Jan is a very experienced litigation and arbitration attorney (‘advocaat’). He is considered to be one of the leading authorities in (international) commercial contracts in The Netherlands. His clients are national and international companies, which are confident to let him handle their most complex and high risk disputes to reach satisfactory solutions. His litigation and arbitration work encompasses a wide array of legal topics and business activities, such as post M&A warranty and indemnity disputes, the termination of distribution and licensing agreements, gas and electricity supply contracts, high tech and construction contracts and setting aside (international) arbitral awards.
Rieme-Jan is frequently asked to be arbitrator in national and international institutional arbitrations (NAI, ICC, AAA) as well as ad hoc arbitrations.
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
(Leading partners)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.
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: arbitration
BarentsKrans‘ arbitration group handles proceedings before a number of different institutions including the ICC, UNCITRAL, SIAC and the Netherlands Arbitration Institute. The team is experienced in handling arbitration proceedings in relation to energy, telecoms and construction. Post-M&A arbitration also form a key part of the practice. Rieme-Jan Tjittes leads the team and is an arbitration specialist who often handles international arbitrations and is an expert in commercial contract law. Annelies van der Ploeg handles commercial contract-related arbitration proceedings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation Netherlands
- Dispute resolution: arbitration Netherlands
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- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
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