De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Arbitration and Litigation

Partner (Arbitration and Litigation)

Expertise:

Arbitration Corporate Advisory & Corporate Governance Litigation Mergers & Acquisitions Restructuring & Insolvency

Jeroen heads our corporate litigation practice group. He represents clients in court proceedings, including before the Enterprise Chamber in Amsterdam, and in arbitration. His practice focuses on corporate and M&A-related disputes, including investor claims. Jeroen also has considerable M&A experience.

Jeroen is referred to by clients as "a great litigator", "creative, sharp-minded, dedicated", with "a calm but convincing litigation style" and a "top-class litigation team" (Legal 500, 2021), who "does a great job of thinking outside the box and brings the right level of creativity" (Chambers Global, 2022).

Jeroen's recent experience includes advising and representing:

Shell in Enterprise Chamber proceedings regarding the emergency funding of its Ukrainian joint venture Triodos Bank's supervisory board in proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber a Chinese state-owned enterprise in post-M&A litigation and ICC arbitration regarding a USD 2 billion transaction a multinational online food delivery platform in a corporate dispute in ICC arbitration former SNS REAAL NV and de Volksbank in Enterprise Chamber proceedings after its nationalisation by the Dutch State the Eneco Shareholder Committee in Enterprise Chamber proceedings in connection with the potential privatisation of Eneco Group N.V. the franchiser of well-established Dutch/Belgian DIY brands in a dispute with shareholders/franchisees in Enterprise Chamber proceedings and arbitration a multinational manufacturer of automotive and industrial equipment in Enterprise Chamber proceedings a multinational online broker in a post-M&A dispute in ICC arbitration supermarket retailers Jumbo and Coop in post-M&A litigation against Sligro regarding the acquisition of 400+ supermarket locations a financial institution in a high-value dispute over professional services liability a hedge fund in reaching a significant settlement with Steinhoff, preceded by novel legal actions under new "Dutch scheme" bankruptcy legislation former management in the aftermath of the bankruptcy of KPNQwest, one of the largest Dutch bankruptcies to date

Dutch, English

University of Leiden