Tiemen Drenth specialises in corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration. As a litigator and as counsel in arbitration, he represents corporates, financial investors and banks in complex disputes, often with a cross-border element. He was previously seconded to Shell's Global Litigation group and has particular expertise in the energy sector, including in international arbitration and in disputes and risk management issues arising from climate change.
- Contributor to the book "Duurzaam Bankieren", published in Serie Onderneming en Recht, deel 143, Wolters Kluwer 2023
- Author of article "Kroniek uitkoopregeling 2015-2021, published in Ondernemingsrecht, d.d. 8 August 2022
- Author of "Kroniek uitkoopregeling 2015-2021", published in Ondernemingsrecht d.d. 7 September 2022
- Author of "De door de Ondernemingskamer benoemde tijdelijke bestuurder en commissaris", published in MvO, d.d. 1 July 2021
- Author of "Aandeelhoudersactivisme in Nederland anno 2020: van hyena tot papieren tijger?", published in Ondernemingsrecht d.d. 18 November 2020
- Author of "De Xeikon-beschikking van de Hoge Raad van 19 juli 2019: cassatie wegens vormverzuim", published in Maandblad voor Ondernemingsrecht dated November 2019
- Author of bimonthly article on recent developments in commercial arbitration law, published in Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Handelsrecht
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Career and
qualifications
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Leiden University (LL.B. Dutch Law) 2011
Leiden University (LL.B. Tax Law) 2013
Leiden University (LL.M. Private Law) 2014
University of Amsterdam (LL.M. International and European Tax Law) 2015
Joined Clifford Chance, Amsterdam 2015
Admitted as an advocaat to the Dutch Bar in 2015
Professional
bodies
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Member of the Dutch Association of Corporate Litigation
- Member of the Dutch Arbitration Association
Awards and citations
- ‘Tiemen Drenth is an impressive senior associate. Very knowledgeable, can grasp a matter quickly, very friendly, organised and communicative.’
Legal 500 2023
- ‘Tiemen Drenth goes beyond what you would expect from someone with his level of experience by having a very broad knowledge of markets, players, economics and politics. That gives him good business acumen combined with strong legal advice.’
Legal 500 2023