Paul Tjiam > Simmons & Simmons > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Simmons & Simmons
CLAUDE DEBUSSYLAAN 247
1082 MC AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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Position

Paul Tjiam is a litigation partner in the Amsterdam Office of Simmons & Simmons. His practice focuses on national and international complex civil litigation related to (geopolitical) commercial disputes, antitrust, general tort claims, liability of financial institutions, defamation, seizures and IP. Paul has worked on high profile international litigation matters, including an ownership dispute of the Stolichnaya brand against the Russian State, representing fintech companies in financial liability claims, representing a global beverages brand with the dismantlement of an international operating counterfeit syndicate and a commercial ownership dispute against the Turkish State following the alleged coup d’état. Paul also assists a natural person who is the victim of a slander campaign initiated by two Dutch top500 companies and their owner.

Paul devotes a significant portion of his practice to pro bono service, representing UNICEF Nederland, Doctors without Borders and PILP in legal matters.

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights

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Paul TjiamSimmons & Simmons

Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation

Simmons & Simmons‘ commercial and corporate litigation practice has a wide reach, advising international and domestic clients on cross-border issues in the Netherlands. The team also has significant experience handling financial litigation disputes, cartel litigation, healthcare disputes and defamation cases. The commercial disputes team is led by Paul Tjiam, while George Driessen leads the corporate litigation team. Machteld Hiemstra is noted for her experience in handling commercial disputes.