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Marieke van Hooijdonk

Partner

Email

marieke.vanhooijdonk@aoshearman.com

Phone

+31 20 674 1123

Offices

Amsterdam

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 Marieke specialises in international arbitration and heads the Arbitration Group in Amsterdam, which is ranked as Tier 1 in the Netherlands by several directories.

Marieke is a renowned international arbitration counsel. She handles complex and high-stake disputes across various sectors and jurisdictions, involving joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, trade, contracts and more. She also represents clients in arbitration related court proceedings.

Marieke is recently elected as new Vice-President to the ICC International Court of Arbitration for 2024-2027. In addition, she is a member of the ICC Dutch Nominations Commission and the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. She has served as the Dutch member on the ICC Court in Paris from 2014 until 2021. She often acts as arbitrator, including as chair and emergency arbitrator. Marieke also has a long standing role as deputy judge at the Court of Appeal in Arnhem-Leeuwarden.
 
Marieke regularly speaks and writes on arbitration related issues. Her book "Litigation in the Netherlands" published by Kluwer, is still widely used.

Marieke is ranked as Band 1 – Arbitration Counsel (Chambers Europe, Netherlands, 2024-2014), appears in the "Hall of Fame" in Legal 500 and is named Thought Leader in Who's Who Legal Arbitration. 

 

Expertise

Industries

Published Work

  • 'Arbitration of M&A Transactions in the Netherlands' in: Arbitration of M&A Transactions, A Practical Global Guide, Globe Business Publishing Ltd 2020, April 2020
  • The Impact of the IBA Guidelines and Rules on the Search for the Truth in Arbitration ‘Do arbitral awards reveal the truth?’ with Yves Herinckx (Wolters Kluwer 2019), pp. 93-120; ISBN 978-94-03- 00767-0, March 2019
  • ‘Internationale arbitrage en de rol van de bedrijfsjurist’, with N.J. Gans in Bedrijfsjuridische berichten, 2017/11, March 2017
  • ‘Arbitration in the Netherlands’, with M.S. Schaink, Arbitration Jour-nal Brazil (Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação), no. 50/2016, September 2016
  • 'De 'Italiaanse Torpedo' getorpedeerd', with E.M.M. Besselink in: Tijdschrift Mededingingsrecht in de praktijk, no. 3, May 2015 
  • 'Bewijslevering onder de nieuwe Arbitragewet, een internationaal perspectief', with L.J.E. Timmer in: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Han-delsrecht 2015-2, April 2015
  • Book: 'Litigation in the Netherlands: Civil procedure, Arbitration and Administrative Litigation', (chapter Administrative Litigation by P.V. Eijsvoogel), 2e ed., Kluwer Law International 2012, ISBN 978-90- 411-4143-9 (227 pages), December 2012
  • 'De opzegging van kredietovereenkomsten', TOP 2009, p. 259-262.
  • 'Precontractuele aansprakelijkheid bij onderhandelen met een voorbehoud', with R.J.P.L. Tjittes, in S.Y.Th Meijer and B. Wessels (red.), Bedrijfsovername, Deventer: Kluwer 2009, p. 71 - 86. A previous edition of this article appeared in Contracteren 2008, p. 52-59.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

 

  • Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration
  • Member, Dutch ICC Nominations Commission
  • Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
  • Member, Dutch ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
  • Member, Dutch Arbitration Association

Recognition

“Marieke van Hooijdonk is an absolute force of nature in arbitration in the Netherlands. A fearless advocate for her client and completely on top of the detail”
Legal 500 (Dispute Resolution), 2024
“Marieke van Hooijdonk is top-notch and has been the best arbitration lawyer in the industry for many years, if not decades – very strong and confident advocacy, razor sharp and very committed to reaching the client’s goals and needs, creative and persuasive, drawing on extensive arbitration experience and expertise”
Legal 500 (Dispute Resolution), 2024

Qualifications

Admissions

Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales, 2021

Admitted as advocaat, Netherlands, 1995

Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Burgerlijk procesrecht (Litigation)

Academic

Degree, Law, University of Amsterdam, 1994

LLM, Columbia Law School, 1995

Languages

Dutch, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.