Stibbe demonstrates a leading class actions and mass damage litigation practice, representing multinational clients in multi-billion-euro claims. The practice leverages the firm’s expertise across regulatory, competition, corporate, finance and corporate criminal law to advise clients on a wide range of contentious issues. Jeroen Kortmann heads the practice, defending clients in cross-border mass claims cases before Dutch courts as well as in competition damages litigation and insurance disputes. Branda Katan is well-regarded for her work on collective actions, regularly advising clients on contractual issues, ESG, industrial accidents and consumer rights matters.
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Key clients
- EY MAN Truck & Bus Royal Dutch Airlines KLM Martinair Apple Mercedes-Benz Group AG Mylan Inc. Panasonic Vale S.A. Schindler Holding and subsidiary Schindler Liften B.V. Norsk Hydro ASA Suzuki Brabant Water
Work highlights
Represented EY in a class action raised by Airbus shareholders.
Represented MAN Truck & Bus in follow-on cartel litigation cases, with alleged damages in the billions of euros.
Represented Vale in an ESG claim for damages (allegedly amounting to $3.8bn) resulting from the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Brazil leading to pollution.
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Practice head
Jeroen Kortmann
Other key lawyers
Branda Katan