Daan Beenders is a partner within the Litigation & Arbitration group of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. He specialises in liability and commercial contract law.

Daan has acted for many clients in (both jurisdictional and multi-jurisdictional) complex commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution and has advised a broad spectrum of multinational corporations on drafting commercial contracts. In addition, Daan serves as a deputy judge in the District Court of Haarlem and is a lecturer in liability and contract law and publishes frequently on these fields.

Recent work includes:

·          representing a multinational Pharmaceutical company in multi-jurisdictional product liability litigation

·          representing various multinationals in multi-jurisdictional cartel damages litigation

·          representing financial institutions in proceedings on the liability for professional services

·          advising an international supermarket operator on commercial contract issues

·          representing corporate clients in court proceedings, including preliminary relief proceedings, on various liability and contractual matters