Mrs Wemmeke Wisman > Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV > The Hague, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV Offices
BEZUIDENHOUTSEWEG 57, 2594 AC THE HAGUE
PO BOX 11756
2502 AT THE HAGUE
Netherlands
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Mrs Wemmeke Wisman
Position
Wemmeke Wisman was admitted to the Dutch Bar in 1998. She specialises in conducting (complex) civil proceedings with public (international) law aspects. Her clients include listed companies, various ministries and other public authorities. Wemmeke provides judicial and extrajudicial advice to commercial entities in the field of liability law and contract law. Furthermore, she litigates on behalf of the tax authorities in civil cases and also deals with issues such as the immunity of foreign states and the restitution of stolen art. Wemmeke is a board member of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Procesrecht (NVVP, the Dutch Procedural Law Association) and regularly publishes in the field of civil procedural law.
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Netherlands > Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
Based in The Hague, Wemmeke Wisman, Marije Batting, Elisabeth Pietermaat jointly co-lead the team at Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV, which is known for handling the full spectrum of healthcare-related matters for the Dutch Government and healthcare providers. Wisman is a litigation expert who often acts in civil procedures concerning the fundamental right to medical treatment. Batting leads the public law practice at the firm, primarily handling issues relating to quality of care, with particular emphasis on the approval of medicines, in addition to pricing and reimbursement mandates, while Pietermaat is noted for her extensive regulatory expertise, with her primary area of focus being the financing of healthcare.
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
(Leading individuals)Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV represents a wide array of clients from multinationals to the Dutch state, major Dutch municipalities, and financial supervisory authorities. The team has a wealth of experience in cases before the Supreme Court, including corporate, commercial and financial litigation. The team is jointly led by dispute resolution specialists Hans van Wijk, Willem Heemskerk, and Wemmeke Wisman. Heemskerk leads on cases with international aspects and acts for largely corporate clients in liability and compensation cases. Van Wijk is a go-to for Supreme Court litigation related to corporate, public sector, and liability disputes. Leading litigator Wisman is often instructed on high-stakes civil proceedings. Sikke Kingma assists public authorities and listed and non-listed companies in Supreme Court cases alongside Gijsbrecht Nieuwland, who regularly acts for the Dutch state before the highest courts. Peter van Kippersluis focuses on financial sector and professional liability cases. Newly promoted partner Raimond Dufour specialises in cross-border civil disputes and class actions.
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- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation Netherlands
- Leading individuals Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences Netherlands
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