Cross-Border Disputes Management

Experience - Stibbe has represented Vantage Deepwater Drilling Inc. and Vantage Deepwater Company (Vantage) in the enforcement of an arbitral award against Petrobras in the Netherlands. Stibbe worked on this matter in close cooperation with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Sidley Austin.

Experience - Stibbe represented the bankruptcy trustees of the Dutch merchant bank, Indover Bank, in a major dispute with Bank Indonesia. Indover Bank was a 100% subsidiary of Bank Indonesia and was declared bankrupt in 2008.

Experience - We advise Proximus, a listed company and longstanding client, on a broad variety of matters, including innovative partnerships, regulatory compliance, M&A and finance projects, and dispute resolution.  

Experience - Representing KLM and its subsidiary Martinair in antitrust damage litigation in what is alleged to be Europe's largest ever cartel damage claim.

Experience - Stibbe advised Akzo Nobel in an action before the General Court to prevent the European Commission from publishing information originating from leniency documents.

Experience - Representing AkzoNobel and Eka before the Amsterdam District Court in antitrust damage litigation following on from the European Commission's finding of an antitrust infringement in the sodium chlorate sector. This Amsterdam group action covers nine other European jurisdictions. 

Experience -   Representing KLM and its subsidiary Martinair in antitrust damage litigation in the Amsterdam District Court, following on from the European Commission's finding of an antitrust infringement in the air cargo sector. This Amsterdam group action is run parallel to a similar action in London and to class actions in the United States. The claimants' action covers 11 jurisdictions.   

Experience - Acting as defence counsel for Schindler Holding and its subsidiary Schindler Liften in antitrust damage litigation in both the Utrecht District Court and the Rotterdam District Court, following on from the European Commission's finding of an antitrust infringement in the elevator and escalator sector. 

Experience -   Representing the world leader in trading card games in a major dispute concerning the counterfeiting certain products of Konami and the subsequent termination of an exclusive distributorship for Europe, Oceania and Latin America. After numerous summary proceedings, it was confirmed that Konami was entitled to terminate the distribution agreement. Advising Konami Digital Entertainment on the termination of the relationship with its exclusive distributor of Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards in, i.a., Europe and Latin America.     

Experience - We represented Deloitte in a liability suit relating to the US class action.

Experience - Successfully defended the global train manufacturer Bombardier Transportation in a dispute with the Israeli insurance company Phoenix. The dispute related to two fire incidents that occurred in Israel in 2001,  involving trains supplied by Bombardier Transportation to the Israeli railway company. Phoenix, the railway company's insurer, claimed damages from Bombardier Transportation. Phoenix' claims were held unfounded and were therefore fully and finally dismissed by both the District Court and the Court of Appeal in The Hague, with a final decision of 22 January 2013.

Experience -   Representing ABN AMRO in a major dispute with inter alia former group companies Fortis N.V. and Fortis SA/NV (renamed: Ageas). The multi-jurisdictional dispute concerned the redemption of hybrid securities for a total value of approximately EUR 2.5 billion. After several years of litigation, the dispute was settled for a settlement value of EUR 400 million in June 2012.