Buren acts for cross-border clients in contractual disputes, product liability issues, enforcement proceedings, corporate governance disputes, shareholder litigation and M&A-related conflicts. Philip ter Burg leads the team and focuses on cross-border disputes, IP litigation and international fraud recovery actions. The team is also co-led by Chinese market specialist Jan Holthuis; Paul A. Josephus Jitta, who handles corporate disputes; and Klaas van der Graaf, who is well-versed in commercial contracting and commercial litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Buren knows the Chinese market better than other European law firms.’
- ‘Jan Holthuis takes charge of the case.’
- ‘Buren has a lot of experience in dealing with China-related disputes.’
- ‘Jan Holthuis is very easy to communicate with. He can easily get your points when discussing issues concerning Chinese laws.’
- ‘All of the Buren team have been extremely helpful and understanding of the situation.’
- ‘Our main contacts have always been Paul A. Josephus Jitta and Silvan Boonstra. Over the years, we have been involved with them they have worked diligently.’
Key clients
- Mubadala Capital
- Target Fixingsis
- Tanzania National Roads Agency
- Hanergy Thin Film Power EME
- Rapid Logistics
- Royal HZPC Group
- Sun World
- Rymax BV
- Oranje Nutrition B.V.
- Dapple Contracts & Technology B.V
- Ningbo Sanxing Smart Electric Co., Ltd
Work highlights
Represented Ningbo Sanxing Smart Electric Co. Ltd in summary proceedings in The Netherlands.
Advised Mubadala on the enquiry proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber regarding the sale and transfer of subsidiaries of Getir B.V.
Represented Royal HZPC Group in the preparation of 6 civil proceedings before the Inner Mongolian and Beijing Intellectual Property Courts for infringement of plant variety rights of HZPC.
Practice head
Philip ter Burg; Jan Holthuis; Paul A. Josephus Jitta; Klaas van der Graaf
Other key lawyers
Silvan Boonstra