Willem Heemskerk
Willem Heemskerk has been with Pels Rijcken since 1992 and is one of the most experienced litigators in the Netherlands. He handles complex civil law disputes for mainly large national and international companies. His areas of expertise include liability, damage & insurance, professional liability, attachment, collection and enforcement, and media law. Willem acts as counsel both in adjudication as well as arbitral proceedings. Willem Heemskerk is regarded as a leading expert in Dutch civil procedural law; he has many publications to his name, was the Vice President of the Dutch State Advisory Committee on procedural law, and regularly serves as expert in foreign proceedings. For many years, Willem is ranked in Band 1 for Dispute Resolution in the Chambers Global and Europe Guide and in the Hall of Fame for Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation in The Legal 500 Guide. In late 2018, Willem was recognised as the “Best Litigator in the Netherlands” in an election organised by the VIA. · Pels Rijcken
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Willem Heemskerk has been with Pels Rijcken since 1992 and is a highly experienced litigator who handles complex civil law disputes for large national and international companies, acting as counsel in both court and arbitral proceedings. He is a recognised authority in Dutch civil procedural law, has served as Vice President of the Dutch State Advisory Committee on procedural law, is regularly asked to serve as an expert in foreign proceedings, and has been repeatedly ranked Band 1 in Chambers and placed in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame (and was named “Best Litigator in the Netherlands” in late 2018).