Firm Profile > Van Traa Advocaten > Rotterdam, Netherlands

Van Traa Advocaten
MEENT 94
3011 JP ROTTERDAM
Netherlands

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Transport Tier 1

Transport and insurance boutique Van Traa Advocaten is well-regarded for its ‘considerable knowledge of freight forwarding and shipping matters’. Marc van Maanen acted for a large international warehousing company in defending a multimillion-euro claim in multiple jurisdictions for alleged loss of metals from a Russian warehouse. Robert Pessers is advising Malaysia Airlines and its insurers on the MH17 disaster. Shipping expert Vincent Pool and aviation lead Pessers head the team. Robert de Haan, Olivier Bohmer, Leendert van Hee and Jolien Kruit are other key names.

Leading individuals

Robert Pessers - Van Traa Advocaten

Vincent Pool - Van Traa Advocaten

Next Generation Partners

Jolien Kruit - Van Traa Advocaten

Insurance Tier 2

Van Traa Advocaten specialises in insurance and liability serving domestic and international insurers and brokers. The group undertakes policy advisory and contentious work in areas including professional liability and fraud and is in demand for its transport-related expertise. The team has been asked to advise on the proposed regulatory framework on asbestos and undertakes a broad range of high-value personal injury claims. Managing partner Robert De Haan, Derk-Jan Van der Kolk, and aviation claims expert Gerbrich Oreel are the key contacts.

Van Traa Advocaten is a boutique law firm, based in Rotterdam. Since its establishment in 1898, the firm has specialised in the practices of International Trade, Transport and Logistics and Insurance and Liability.

Van Traa’s clients include both national and international companies, such as trading companies, transport and Logistic Service Providers, Financial Service Providers such as banks, brokers and insurers, aviation companies, construction companies and contractors and shipping companies.

The firm’s ethos is to provide clarity for their clients and solve even complex problems quickly and efficiently. Van Traa’s team of experts is almost 30 strong, and they are an agile and flexible firm able to designate specialised teams to large cases or provide tailored, expert legal advice for smaller lawsuits.

Many of Van Traa’s lawyers remain actively involved in academic research, meaning they are continually well-informed of the latest developments within their areas of legal expertise.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Transport and logistics \| Shipping: dry shipping \| Railroad law \| Marine Insurance \| Insurance: general and personal liability, property and construction	Robert de Haan
Transport and logistics \| Shipping: dry shipping	Vincent Pool
Aviation (aircraft financing, passenger and cargo claims, regulatory matters, accidents, insurance, licences and charters) \| Insurance: general and personal liability, property and construction \| Professional indemnity (lawyers, brokers, contractors and architects)	Robert Pessers
International Trade and Commodities \| Aviation (aircraft financing, passenger and cargo claims, regulatory matters, accidents, insurance, licences and charters)	Marc van Maanen
Maritime accidents: hull and machinery (hull and machinery: collision, salvage, offshore and shipbuilding contracts) \| Marine insurance \|	Olivier Böhmer
Insurance and Liability \| Personal injury \| Professional indemnity (lawyers, brokers, contractors and architects)	Derk-Jan van der Kolk
Transport and logistics \| Shipping: dry shipping	Leendert van Hee
Transport and logistics \| Shipping: dry shipping \| Maritime accidents: hull and machinery (hull and machinery: collision, salvage, offshore and shipbuilding contracts)	Jolien Kruit
Transport and logistics \| Aviation (aircraft financing, passenger and cargo claims, regulatory matters, accidents, insurance, licences and charters)	Gerbrich Oreel
Professional indemnity (lawyers, brokers, contractors and architects)	Peter Drion
Transport, logistics and liability	Jan Willem Bruidgeom
International trade and commodities	Steven Oude Alink

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Mr Olivier Bohmer		View Profile
	Mr Jan Willem Bruidegom		View Profile
	Mr Peter Drion		View Profile
	Mrs Jolien Kruit		View Profile
	Mrs Gerbrich Oreel		View Profile
	Mr Robert Pessers		View Profile
	Mr Vincent Pool		View Profile
	Mr Robert de Haan		View Profile
	Mr Leendert van Hee		View Profile
	Mr Marc van Maanen		View Profile
	Mr Derk-Jan van der Kolk		View Profile