Jan focuses his practice on complex civil litigation. He handles a wide variety of financial services, securities and mergers and acquisitions disputes, including class actions. He represents clients across a broad spectrum, with a particular focus on clients in the financial services and energy sectors. He appears before first instance and appellate courts, including the Dutch Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice. He has particular expertise in procedures before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal. Part of his time is devoted to academic work: he is Professor of Corporate Litigation at VU University Amsterdam.

Jan’s recent work includes advising and representing:

• AkzoNobel in its successful defence against activist Elliott Advisors in relation to the unsolicited offers made by US competitor PPG
• Shell in a class action relating to oil spills in Nigeria
• NAM in mass claims regarding damage from earthquakes
• Enel SpA in multi-jurisdictional defence proceedings against a EUR 450 million claim for breach of due process and natural justice in Albania
• Rabobank in a class action regarding its portfolio of interest derivatives sold to small- and medium-sized enterprises
• Dexia Bank in numerous landmark cases before the Netherlands Supreme Court regarding financial products sold to retail investors