
Davine is an all-round litigator with an extensive track record in complex disputes, often with a technical or international angle. She was seconded to London magic circle firm Slaughter & May in 2018. She has over a decade of experience in advising clients and litigating on their behalf before Dutch courts and arbitral tribunals (ICC, NAI, LCIA, UNCITRAL, etc.). Davine handles commercial and corporate matters that are crucial to our clients, often relating to the financial sector, large transactions, or governance and stakeholder issues. Davine is also highly experienced in dealing with execution and enforcement proceedings, attachments and injunctions, litigation funding issues, and various types of discovery processes. In this work, Davine often works together with firms in other jurisdictions, such as the UK and US on our clients' global defence.
In addition, Davine heads De Brauw's Climate and Sustainability Group, which is a cross-expertise working group of lawyers from several practice areas. Davine is highly knowledgeable on ESG-regulation, such as the CSRD and CSDDD. In this context, Davine has specific expertise in climate transition planning from a mitigation and adaptation perspective and climate scenario application. She holds a UNEP FI Climate Risk certificate, regularly speaks and publishes on the topic of climate risk management, mitigation and adaptation, and contributes to the Oxford University Net Zero Regulation and Policy Hub and its Climate Monitor. Davine regularly advises our clients on sustainability and value chain management, and on reporting and related greenwashing risks, and trains the boards of our clients on these topics.
Clients comment in Chambers 2026 that she is "one of the most innovative and rigorous thinkers in the field" and "an exceptionally driven and tenacious lawyer. She is a true advocate who combines sharp legal acumen with unwavering determination."
Davine's experience includes:
“Clearly beats competitors in professionalism, preparedness, power of argumentation, alertness, tactics and thorough appreciation and understanding of the issues at stake.”
Profession
Advocaat, admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 2011
Languages
Dutch, English
Education
University of Amsterdam, LL.M
Additional positions
Advisory Board of the Oxford Climate Monitor
Steering Committee Cambridge Forums on ESG and Sustainability
Lecturer Climate and Sustainability at Grotius Specialisatieopleiding Vennootschaps- en Ondernemingsrecht
Lecturer International Arbitration Law at VU University Amsterdam
Member ESG Sub-Committee of the IBA Arbitration Committee
Member Vereeniging Corporate Litigation
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