Martje is widely known for her expertise in commercial arbitration and complex cross-border litigation, notably in the field of energy, where she advises clients and litigates on a wide variety of topics under a variety of legal systems and arbitration rules.
Martje has over 10 years of experience in the gas industry. This includes in-house experience in Shell’s litigation department and acting as litigator in a US law firm. Clients value Martje as an accomplished practitioner who can advise on both legal and economic issues in highly complex energy disputes. She also manages highly political and sensitive disputes and negotiations, managing numerous stakeholders and interests. For instance, Martje is acting as lead counsel in matters related to the accelerated shut-in of the Groningen gas field and oil spills in Nigeria.
Martje’s expertise also includes disputes related to joint ventures and collaboration agreements, annulment of arbitral awards and issues related to recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and related attachment proceedings.
Martje is a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. In that capacity, she actively participates in the Court’s judicial supervision of ICC arbitrations, including the appointment of arbitrators, decisions on challenges against arbitrators, and the scrutiny and approval of ICC arbitral awards. She is also a member of the ICC Working Group on Disclosure. In addition, Martje is an executive board member of the Dutch Arbitration Association and is included in the Shanghai Arbitration Commission’s (SAC) Panel of Arbitrators.
Martje is listed as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500. Clients state Martje “has excellent legal knowledge, grasps the essence of the case very quickly and presents her assessment and advice in a concise and easy to digest way” (The Legal 500 2022) and “is an outstanding professional, she analyses and studies everything. Always available, pragmatic, methodic and strategic at the same time.” (The Legal 500 2021)
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