Carolien specialises in corporate and commercial litigation. She represents national and international companies in complex matters before Dutch courts, including the Enterprise Chamber. Carolien acts for companies and management in a number of sectors, including energy, agriculture, retail, franchise, manufacturing, insurance and financial services.

Carolien has a broad litigation practice that covers various types of corporate and commercial disputes, and often represents clients in class actions. Carolien has a particular interest in contract law, procedural law and liability matters.

Before joining De Brauw's Litigation practice, Carolien formed part of the Corporate practice, where she worked on various M&A matters in multiple jurisdictions. She was seconded by De Brauw to Akzo Nobel's corporate legal team in 2017.

Carolien's recent experience includes advising and representing:

• A Chinese state-owned enterprise in a high-value dispute about professional services liability
• A supermarket retailer in a commercial dispute about the interpretation of contractual, financial arrangements
• A financial services institution in a high-value dispute concerning the interpretation of a shares scheme
• A Dutch company in commercial and corporate disputes related to product liability claims
• Oil and gas companies in ESG-related disputes
• Various companies in attachment proceedings and proceedings regarding liability for attachments