Clifford Chance is a go-to firm for international and global clients requiring expertise in cross-border corporate and commercial litigation. Dirk-Jan Duynstee heads the team and is well-versed in corporate and securities litigation. Duynstee handles a wide array of matters from directors’ liability to governance issues, shareholder disputes, and banking and finance proceedings. Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer centres his practice on international disputes, focusing on class actions and multi-party litigation involving liability, fraud, securities and other issues. Further experts in commercial and corporate disputes include Guido Bergervoet and Tiemen Drenth.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Dirk-Jan Duynstee has a strong personality, is a good strategic thinker, has excellent competence, is prudent and takes great care of the client. Michael Serphos is excellent.'
- ‘The commercial litigation practice consists of creative and very analytical lawyers. Their dedication, expertise, and client-first approach make them invaluable partners in navigating complex legal landscapes.’
- ‘Guido Bergervoet's communication is clear, timely, and always solution-oriented.’
- ‘The team's ability to proactively advise us has always been of great assistance. The team is able to provide direct advice to the business when requested and it is typically pragmatic. ’
- ‘We have found that Dirk-Jan Duynstee's calm approach and demeanour to be particularly reassuring for the senior stakeholders. We have relied on Dirk-Jan's advice in high stress scenarios and the team has always been very impressed. ’
- ‘Highly responsive to needs and highly competent - an absolute pleasure to work with.’
- ‘The Clifford Chance team, and specifically Guido Bergervoet, are diligent and experienced legal advisors. Together with his team he delivers a high end legal strategy and takes his clients involved along in the relevant considerations to reach the goal.’
- ‘What truly makes them stand out is their combination of technical expertise and strategic insight, ensuring that even the most complex matters are handled with high quality while taking the bigger picture into consideration. This ability to balance detail with overarching objectives is valued by me and my team.’
Key clients
- Adyen
- Airbus SE
- Binance
- Blackstone
- Crédit Agricole S.A.
- Deloitte Accountants B.V.
- Deutsche Bank
- EK Retail
- IK Partners
- ING Bank N.V.
- J.P. Morgan
- Nomios SAS
- Philips N.V.
- PwC Accountants N.V.
- Raízen S.A.
- Shell plc
- Tikehau Capital
- TotalEnergies
- UBS
Work highlights
Represented Shell plc in the appeals phase of the landmark climate case which was brought against Shell by a number of NGOs in the The Hague Court of Appeal.
Represented a group of a global bank's current and former executive and supervisory board members in several group actions initiated on behalf of shareholders.
Advised Credit Agricole on how to deal with a legacy item that one of its Dutch subsidiaries faces in relation to the alleged mis-selling of consumer loans with variable interest rates.
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Practice head
Dirk-Jan Duynstee
Other key lawyers
Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer; Tiemen Drenth; Guido Bergervoet; Michael Serphos