Erwin van der Wiel

Practice Areas

Burgerlijk procesrecht (Commercial and corporate Litigation)

Practice Description

Erwin van der Wiel specializes in (international) commercial litigation in numerous substantive areas, for private sector corporations in a wide variety of industries as well as for individuals and government clients, comprising regulatory, arbitral and judicial disputes. Erwin specializes in particular in project-based contracts such as those related to construction and outsourcing. Erwin has a track record assisting multilateral companies and other clients in international commercial arbitration, both as counsel and arbitrator.

Professional Affiliations

Erwin van der Wiel is a member of the Dutch Bar Association, the Dutch Association of Litigation Lawyers, the Dutch Association of Construction Lawyers and the Dutch Association of Mediation Lawyers.

Career

Erwin van der Wiel started his career as a lawyer in 1986 with Trenité van Doorne (now Simmons & Simmons 1986 – 1993). During 1993 and 1994 Erwin worked at the law firm Foley Hoag LLP (Boston, MA) and returned to Trenité van Doorne (now Simmens & Simmons) until 1996, when Erwin set up his own firm (Kupperman van der Wiel (now Lexence). Erwin held the chair of this firm from 1996 – 2003. Erwin co – founded the Netherlands Mediation Institute and the Netherlands Arbitration Institute for Facility Management. In 2015 Erwin co – founded NineYards Law, existing of partners from leading international law firms.

Education & Bar Admittance

Dutch Law Degree, Erasmus School of law, Rotterdam;
Certificates in International law at Université Sorbonne, Paris; American Contract – and Constitutional law and Harvard Mediation Program at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, US.
Admitted to the Netherlands Bar (1986)
According to Dutch law Erwin needs to update his education on his specialties yearly

Languages

Dutch (native); English (fluent); German (ok); French (average).