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Bas Baks

Bas Baks

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CMS

CMS

Netherlands

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Insurance

CMS houses a full-service insurance team well-equipped to navigate insurance claims and coverage work, particularly concerning D&O, CAR, PI, product liability, cyber, W&I, and regulatory issues. Leonard Böhmer boasts a longstanding reputation in the insurance and litigation space, serving as a key port of call for Dutch and European insurance companies, financial institutions, multinationals and sovereign states. Bas Baks draws on deep sectoral experience to represent Dutch and London insurers regarding financial lines, recalls and product liability issues, and construction matters.
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Phone
+31 20 301 62 49
Email
[email protected]
Profile
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Profile

Work Department
Insurance & Litigation
Position

Partner

Career

Bas Baks is a partner in our Insurance & Litigation practice group and is the co-head of the global CMS Insurance Sector Group. He specialises in insurance and liability matters, with an emphasis on claims in relation to construction related matters and D&O.

Bas has experience in various areas of professional liability, product liability (recall, notifying food authorities, recovery) and in advising and litigating on coverage issues, in which capacity he has represented various international insurance companies and multinationals.

Languages
German, English, Dutch
Memberships
  • Insurance law Association
  • Lecturer Liability and Insurance Law for the Stichting Opleiding Advocaten Arrondissement Utrecht
  • Technical Insurance Professionals Club (Beurs Club Technische Verzekeringen)
  • Causarie
Education
  • Commerce and Liability, Grotius Academy for Post-Graduate Law Studies
  • Dutch Law, Utrecht University

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Bas Baks especially and his team are very swift and pragmatic.’

    ‘Eline Teichtert is a good listener, able to transfer what she hears in to sharp legal actions points.’

    ‘The team radiates a pleasant energy, is very approachable and has a high level of knowledge.'

    'It is pleasant and easy to work together, they are communicative, quick in understanding client's needs. They give the client a feeling of taking away their (biggest) concerns, with an understanding of interests involved and step in where necessary.’

    ‘Oskar van de Weijer is professional, pragmatic, and easily understands the client's need in a given situation. Able to explain difficult legal positions.’

    ‘I work with Bas Baks. Absolutely an outstanding professional. Great knowledge, solution driven. Right balance between technical knowledge and practical solutions. Honest feedback.'

    ‘Oskar van de Weijer always gives clear and concise answers to queries on complex matters & understands how insurers work, including the need for timely reserve recommendations where appropriate.’

    ‘Oskar van de Weijer has long-standing experience with our industry and particular cultural norms and procedures. He knows exactly which stakeholders to involve and inform at which moment in time.'

Key clients

  • Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Aon AXA XL Axis Chubb Digital Partners Lemonade Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Lloyds Insurance Company Markel MS Amlin QBE Raetsheren Starr Tokio Marine