Mr Bas Baks > CMS > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

CMS
ATRIUM
PARNASSUSWEG 737
1077 DG AMSTERDAM
Netherlands

Work Department

Insurance & Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Bas Baks is a partner in our Insurance & Litigation practice group and is the co-head of the global CMS Insurance Sector Group. He specialises in insurance and liability matters, with an emphasis on claims in relation to construction related matters and D&O.

Bas has experience in various areas of professional liability, product liability (recall, notifying food authorities, recovery) and in advising and litigating on coverage issues, in which capacity he has represented various international insurance companies and multinationals.

Languages

German, English, Dutch

Memberships

  • Insurance law Association
  • Lecturer Liability and Insurance Law for the Stichting Opleiding Advocaten Arrondissement Utrecht
  • Technical Insurance Professionals Club (Beurs Club Technische Verzekeringen)
  • Causarie

Education

  • Commerce and Liability, Grotius Academy for Post-Graduate Law Studies
  • Dutch Law, Utrecht University

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Insurance

(Leading individuals)

Bas Baks – CMS

CMS‘ insurance practice handles a spectrum of multi-jurisdictional matters, working closely with the firm’s London office to tackle both advisory coverage and regulatory matters, as well as disputes concerning D&O, product and professional indemnity, with a growing focus on the burgeoning area of cyber liability. Leading the team are Bas Baks, who focuses on construction-based claims, D&O matters and financial lines coverage, and Leonard Böhmer, who represents Dutch and international clients in a broad variety of insurance-related litigation. Oskar van de Weijer is also sought after for his experience in D&O, W&I and professional indemnity claims.