George Driessen
George is a partner in our Dispute Resolution group in Amsterdam. He and his team represent clients in various industry sectors at all stages of domestic and international arbitration and litigation, including ICC, NAI, NCC, ECHR and the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal. George has a wide experience advising on commercial disputes arising out of a variety of agreements, including joint venture, shareholder, post-M&A, licensing, distribution, technology transfer and construction agreements. Additionally, he counsels on sensitive matters of corporate governance. Such matters involve disputes about contractual and statutory obligations of shareholders and board members, including inquiry proceedings on (mis)management, corporate control and distressed intracompany relations. George regularly publishes in legal journals. He is co-author of a leading handbook on civil litigation and attachment and responsible for the Dutch Chapter for Thomson Reuters Practical Law on the topics 'Attachment Order', 'Rules of Evidence' and 'Settlement of Disputes'. · Simmons & Simmons
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George Driessen is a partner in the Dispute Resolution group at Simmons & Simmons in Amsterdam. He represents clients in international and domestic arbitration and litigation, including proceedings before ICC, NAI, NCC, ECHR, and the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal. He advises on commercial disputes arising from joint venture, shareholder, post-M&A, licensing, distribution, technology transfer, and construction agreements. He also counsels on corporate governance matters, including disputes over shareholder and board member obligations, inquiry proceedings on mismanagement, corporate control, and distressed intra-company relations. He publishes regularly in legal journals, co-authors a leading handbook on civil litigation and attachment, and is responsible for the Dutch Chapter of Thomson Reuters Practical Law on 'Attachment Order', 'Rules of Evidence', and 'Settlement of Disputes'.