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Bird & Bird

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Bird & Bird centres its litigation practice around representing clients in highly regulated and technical sectors. The firm often advises technology, telecoms, IT and biotechnology companies on commercial and corporate litigation. The team is well versed in handling mass claims following breaches of regulation or claims for compensation against the State and other governmental bodies. Practice head Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa is a Supreme Court litigation specialist and leads on international commercial disputes. Olaf Trojan handles disputes within the technology and media sector, while Wouter Kroeze assists with defamation claims and cross-border disputes.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘A very focused and knowledgeable team. Proactive and dedicated in complex litigation.'

  • ‘Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa is the litigator to go to. She is smart beyond just the legal issues, is able to quickly grasp complicated technology and immediately applies this to her work documents and arguments. She has a deep understanding of the human factor in conflicts as well and is able to advise her clients in that respect.'

  • ‘Wouter Kroeze does an outstanding job. He is very smart and agile. He is highly accurate and demonstrates a deep knowledge of his subject matter.’

  • ‘Great expertise, broad skillset, timely delivery.’

  • ‘Engaged, Striving for deep understanding.’

  • ‘The team took a good look at the case which was enormously complex and then determined a good analysis and approach route. Hugely clever for such a complex case!’

Key clients

  • Odido
  • Veolia
  • Volker Wessels
  • BT
  • Iron Mountain
  • SunExpress
  • Palladyne International Asset Management
  • Chiquita
  • Inmarsat
  • Flextronics

Work highlights

Represented Palladyne Asset Management in six connected litigation cases, pending before courts of first instance and the court of appeal, with claims worth over $100m, involving Libyan/UN/EU sanctions law.
Represented Veolia in appeal proceedings regarding a tendering procedure.
Represented the postal services incumbent PostNL in litigation against the municipality of Rotterdam.

Lawyers

Practice head

Evelyn Tjon-En-Fa

Other key lawyers

Olaf Trojan; Wouter Kroeze