Mr Leendert van Hee > Van Traa Advocaten > Rotterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Leendert van Hee
Work Department
Transport and Logistics
Position
Partner
Career
Leendert has been with Van Traa since 2009. He specialises in transport by road (CMR), logistics and transport by sea. Leendert runs a broad litigation and advice practice in the area of (international) cargo transport and logistics. He handles disputes regarding damages and liability, acts in seizures, advises and litigates about issues regarding property, retention rights and liens and is very experienced in drafting and negotiating logistics agreements. Leendert mainly represents logistics service providers, insurers and insurance brokers. He is recommended by the leading legal directories.
Languages
Dutch, English and German
Memberships
Leendert is a lecturer at the Grotius Transport Law specialisation course, which he himself completed cum laude. He is also a lecturer at the NIBE-SVV (a Dutch educational institute for banking, insurance and investments).
Leendert acts as an arbiter in procedures pertaining to logistics and shipping (FENEX – the Dutch logistics and shipping agents sector organisation) and regularly publishes articles about current events in legal transport and insurance magazines.
Leendert is a member of the IBA (International Bar Association), the Dutch Transport Law Association (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Vervoerrecht (NVV)) as well as the Dutch Association for Transport Lawyers (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Vervoerrechtadvocaten (NVA)).
Education
University of Utrecht, Grotius specialisation course in Transport law (cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Transport
Leendert van Hee leads the Van Traa Advocaten team, which has strength in all areas of transport. The Rotterdam-based practice is a key point of call for major airlines, container carriers and logistics entities. Van Hee is a maritime law specialist, praised for his ability to ‘always find a practical solution to a problem.’ Vincent Pool focuses on land transport, assisting major rail and road operators in both contentious and non-contentious mandates. Robert Pessers is a key name for work in the aviation and insurance sectors. Jolien Kruit focuses on conflicts in the shipping industry, and is experienced in both litigation and ADR. Nol van Hal works for shipping underwriters and other major offshore entities and is praised for being ‘a sharp-minded lawyer with a practical approach.’