Legal 500 EMEA 2012
Chris van Dijk leads the team at Kennedy Van der Laan, which
includes Frits van der Woude, who has been handling professional
liability and D&O claims, and Erik van Orsouw, who acts in
technical damage claims.
Chambers Europe 2012
"Kennedy Van der Laan has a strong insurance offering, with
recognised expertise in areas such as professional and D&O
liability, technical damages and product recall. It has an
impressive client roster of insurance clients, featuring big names
such as Chartis, Delta Lloyd and Zurich. It is advising the latter
as the liability insurer of a chemical plant in Moerdijk that
caught fire in early 2011. Other recent cases include fraud,
professional indemnity and product liability claims."
Sources say:
"It's a law firm that tries to find solutions."
Key individuals:
Frits van der Woude is noted for his broad experience in the
sector. His practice covers insurance law, supervisory legislation,
terms and conditions and professional liability issues. "He is
highly skilled and easy to communicate with," say clients.
Peers have a great deal of respect for Erik van Orsouw, who is seen
as a promising practitioner. He specialises in professional and
product liability, technical damages and policy disputes.
Chris van Dijk is commended for his liability and personal injury
work. He also publishes and lectures widely on insurance
matters.
Insurance and liability
The Insurance and liability group particularly focuses on the
national and international insurance practice. The Insurance and
Liability group has a leading position within the Dutch market. Our
clients are active throughout the market and they consist of, inter
alia, national and international insurance companies active in the
Netherlands, intermediaries, insurance brokers, insurance pools,
surveyors and valuers and agents. In addition, we regularly assist
multinationals and lower level authorities and other government
bodies (including hospitals).
The area of expertise of our group is wide and diverse. We
specialize in the handling of large and complex technical damage
claims (including product recalls and fire) and the handling of
cases in the field of professional liability, government liability,
health law, employer liability (including asbestos claims) and
(international) road traffic damage claims. Furthermore, in
collaboration with other KVdL groups, we offer high-quality,
practice-based and integrated solutions for and assistance in the
setting up of insurance products and portfolios, joint ventures in
the market and supervisory legislation.
We like to have close, direct and personal contact with our
clients. We think an open and dynamical collaboration to be
valuable and useful. The same goes for our strong contacts with the
academic world. The attorneys in our insurance and liability
practice are also part of our dispute resolution and litigation
practice. This combination of factors offers a guarantee for the
best possible result in any (conflict)
situation.
Track record Insurance and liability