Area of specialisation
Bar admission
Experience with legal system
Professional experience
Career focus:International trade, transport and litigation lawyer (advocaat and arbitrator), specializing in B/L and C/P disputes, contracting/litigating in matters of transportation, MoA and ship finance, forwarding, agency and distribution, shipbuilding, commodities trade (finance), letters of credit, sale/purchase, insurance, investment treaties, (State) immunities and public international law, procedural law and arrest, sports law
2013-2021 Partner Wiersma Mensonides Advocaten, Amsterdam
2007-2013 Partner Wiersma van Campen Vos Advocaten, Amsterdam
1995-2006 Partner Wiersma Mendel Prakke Advocaten, Amsterdam
1989-1995 Associate NautaDutilh, Rotterdam and Amsterdam
1987-1989 Military service Royal Netherlands Army
(Lieutenant Military Legal Service)
2014-2017 Licensed Players’ and Clubs Agent, Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB)
1998-2001 Member editorial board “Schip & Schade”
Current employment and relevant additional jobs:
Partner Legaltree Advocaten, (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Leiden)
Arbitrator
Chairman Maritime and Transport Committee, Dutch Arbitration Association
Panel of Arbitrators, Dutch Arbitration Institute (NAI)
Panel of Arbitrators, UNUM (Rotterdam)
Panel of Arbitrators, CEPANI (Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation, Brussels)
Member, International Bar Association (Arbitration Committee, Litigation Committee, Maritime and Transport Law Committee)
Member, Dutch Transport Law Association (NVV)
Member, Dutch Association of Transport Lawyers (NVVA)
Member, UNUM Task Force on revision of UNUM Arbitration Rules (2021 - )
Subscriber, The Association of Average Adjusters
Member, German Maritime Arbitrators Association
Member, The London Maritime Arbitrators Association