Firm Profile > bureau Brandeis > Amsterdam, Netherlands

‘Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm is a first-class lawyer who can capture legal issues and apply his legal reasoning in a very convincing way’.

‘The team has a high level of legal knowledge, and also understands the business very well’.

‘They are well informed about the most recent developments in the market, as well as relevant jurisprudence’.

‘The team is easily accessible and available, and they show a pro-active attitude’.

‘The team is capable and willing to explore new paths, getting the best out of a case’.

‘Very to-the-point, up-to-date and easy-going people’.

‘Each individual has both high level intellectual and social skills’.

‘They are reliable, committed and extremely professional with a great personal touch’.            

‘The team of Brandeis is really unique. They are strong in law, but a special strength is to separate the main issue from the dust raised by the opponent. A huge and complicated story is made simple and clear. [Our case] ended in a fantastic victory. ’

‘I’d like to mention Louis Berger (partner) and Floor Eikelboom (senior associate), they are especially good at corporate governance and directors’ liability. And also they have quite a lot experience with other jurisdictions and how to handle this complexity in a most simple and efficient way. ’

‘The expertise is based on extensive experience , the quality of staff is unique, one we can rely on in every specialist field of law within mass claims that we need. The firm is reliable, loyal, affordable and honest. They get things done!’

‘Louis Berger understands complex serious claim issues and translates them into a feasible project; he has the unique skills to deal with various personalities, is an intelligent lawyer, knows how to handle different needs and comprehends complex and various executions of the matter at hand. Ambitious and no arrogance.’

‘Excellent combination of experience and strategic lawyers who have a hands-on mentality. They are a safe pair of hands for their clients. Louis Berger is a very thorough and intelligent lawyer and very pleasant to work with. Louis is very hands on and to the point. Wesley Vader is a very smart and responsive lawyer and very motivated to help his clients.’

‘The Brandeis litigation team has repeatedly shown to be very precise and fast, while flexible enough to come with non-standard solutions. Louis Berger and Floor Eikelenboom form a very high-quality litigation team in several of our cases, and both are very nice people to work with!’

‘Flexibility, innovative approach, out of the box-solutions. Louis Berger, excellent listener and ‘connector’ , adapting to challenging circumstances, very receptive to client’s demand/wishes, understands psychological processes coming with difficult negotiations in international setting with accompanying cultural differences. ’

‘Approachable and fast.’

‘It’s a great team to work with as they do understand the legal AND the business part of the problem. Quick responses on requests’.

‘Christiaan Alberdinck Tijm:  a sharp litigator, very good on ‘principal’ cases. Marieke Berghuis: our main advocate on privacy issues. Good and thorough. Caroline de  Vries is a true talent’.

‘The success of the firm’s IP practice comes down to the knowledge and experience of firm founder Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm, who was one of the first ‘internet lawyers’ in the country. Christiaan knows how to attract interesting cases and clients, and is very visible in the media. And he is unconventional: he is strong in pursuing what interests him, and he is not afraid to move on when he thinks it is time to do something new (he’s also an investor and novelist).’

‘Professional, competent, experts on their legal territories’.

‘Open communication with clients, hands-on mentality’.

‘What makes them unique? Their unique expertise, a mix of creative litigation experience and academic depth, combined with a very approachable attitude. A joy to work with the lawyers at bureau Brandeis.’

‘Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm: not sure if any lawyer in the Netherlands has a better knowledge of copyright law than he does. He has extremely good knowledge about the liability regime for internet intermediaries’