Mr Huib Lebbing > Houthoff > Rotterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

The practice at Houthoff is well-equipped to assist its client roster on complex regulatory matters, including on insurance and reinsurance issues, on insurtech and product launches, and on the array of related commercial and corporate issues. Matters regarding the mis-selling of unit-linked insurance products is a particular area of expertise. The ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Berry van Wijk oversees the practice and has noteworthy expertise handling financial regulatory work. Lucas Dröge and Huib Lebbing are experienced handling liability claims, including defending insurers in toxic chemical disputes and mass claims. Gijs Hamelijnck has expertise assisting insurtech companies.

Houthoff‘s practice, which is jointly led by Huib Lebbing and Freeke Heijne, is well known for representing the Ministry of Public Health and other prominent clients in a wide range of healthcare and hospital-focused matters. Lebbing is ‘very knowledgeable, with a highly developed analytical mind‘, and Heijne draws on her public law expertise to advise healthcare providers, insurers, and investors on civil proceedings. Murat Duman left the firm in January 2024.

Houthoff‘s class actions and mass claims practice is led from Amsterdam by Albert Knigge, who is an authority in the field, often leading on complex cross-border class actions and Supreme Court proceedings. The team was active in a number of collective damages, securities and competition-related claims in 2024. Other notable team members in Amsterdam include Rick Cornelissen, who focuses his practice on follow-on cartel and abuse of dominance damages claims, and Diederik van der Kooij, who is experienced in handling collective proceedings and mass claims in Supreme Court litigation. In Rotterdam, Paul Sluijter specialises in cross-border class actions and international mass claims, utilising his expertise in private international law to advise clients, while Huib Lebbing typically acts as defence counsel in sensitive cases involving health and safety.