Linklaters acts for major global corporates, financial services players, and regulated sector actors in cross-border and high-value corporate and shareholder litigation, competition disputes, class actions, product liability issues and restructuring proceedings. The litigation, arbitration and investigations practice is led by longstanding disputes specialist Daniella Strik, who is well-versed in collective redress alongside corporate and banking litigation. Other members of the team include Gerard Meijer and Bart Fleuren, who centres his practice on Supreme Court litigation, handling competition, finance and corporate law disputes.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Bart Fleuren is not only a technically good lawyer, but also creative in strategic approach.’
- ‘Very strong team, high quality of work, quick turnaround and clear communication.’
- ‘Bart Fleuren is an excellent litigator, able to translate complicated legal topics into normal language. Guided the client in the strategy of the litigation.’
- ‘I have had a super working experience with supreme court litigator Bart Fleuren and his team.’
- ‘The strength of the Linklaters team is that it combines deep expertise with a pragmatic client friendly approach. The lawyers listen to their clients' needs and input. The strategic approach towards litigation is also outstanding.’
- ‘Daniella Strik will go great lengths to understand all the intricacies of the file at hand and is capable of translating that in very clear and strategic defense. This is a recipe for a successful defense counsel. What really makes the difference is that she really is a team leader. '
- 'Specific mention to Frans Lambert and Maaike Roem. Both delivering excellent client support and showing great potential. ’
- ‘Bart Fleuren was exceptionally calm in a very stressful, pressuring and complex dispute. His client management skills were very impressive. He is cooperative, receptive of different opinions, easy to work with. His advocacy skills is very impressive in Dutch courts. He would be our go-to advisor in sophisticated, complex corporate disputes.’
Key clients
- ING Groep N.V.
- Air France
- Metinvest B.V.
- Visa Group Entities
- Current and former non-executive directors of Airbus SE
- Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
- Clearstream Banking AG and Deutsche Börse AG
- Zimmer GmbH, Zimmer Biomet Nederland B.V.
- McCain Foods Limited
- Loyens & Loeff N.V.
- Getir B.V.
- Aedes Vereniging van Woningcorporaties
Work highlights
Represented ING Groep in a €500m mass claim litigation in connection with the alleged untimely disclosure of regulatory investigations regarding breaches of AML-regulations.
Represented Visa group entities in a mass claim on behalf of Dutch merchants who claim to have suffered damage due to an alleged infringement of EU competition law.
Represented Metinvest B.V. and its directors in over €500m litigation brought by noteholders seeking to block dividend payments in connection with alleged wrongful acts.
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Bart Fleuren
Practice head
Daniella Strik
Other key lawyers
Bart Fleuren; Frans Lambert; Maaike Roem; Gerard Meijer