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Frank Kroes

Frank Kroes

Partner
Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V.

Biography

Frank Kroes is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Amsterdam office and a leading commercial disputes lawyer with more than 30 years of experience. He represents clients in high-stakes litigation and arbitration, with a focus on complex matters at the intersection of corporate liability, competition law, class actions and ESG-related disputes.

Clients rely on Frank for his strategic judgment and pragmatic approach in cases where legal, regulatory and commercial considerations converge. He regularly appears before courts at all levels in the Netherlands, including the Supreme Court, and has extensive experience acting in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union. In addition, represents clients in international arbitration under, among others, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI) rules.

Frank has broad sector experience, including in the energy, construction, chemicals, technology and financial services industries. He is frequently brought in on matters involving follow-on damages claims, governance disputes and large-scale cross-border litigation.

Alongside his practice, Frank serves as Deputy Justice at the Court of Appeal of ’s-Hertogenbosch. He is also a board member of the Dutch Bar Association and a CEDR-accredited mediator. He sits as an arbitrator from time to time.

Practice Focus

Frank has registered Supreme Court Litigation (cassatie, civiel) in the Netherlands Bar’s Register of Legal Practice Areas (rechtsgebiedenregister) as a principal (and secondary) legal practice area. Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Represents an oil major in various follow-on litigation matters.

  • Represents a financial institution in class action litigation.

  • Represents a mobility equipment manufacturer in follow-on litigation.

  • Represents a pharmaceutical company in follow-on litigation.

  • Represented a chemicals company in follow-on litigation.

  • Represents an advertising agency in public procurement litigation before the Supreme Court

  • Represents a global private equity company in a shareholders’ dispute.

  • Acted for a global construction company in NAI arbitration over a windfarm construction.

  • Represented a global construction company in ICC arbitration over a chemicals plant construction.

  • Acted for ENECO Holding N.V. in litigation against the Dutch State regarding energy company regulations.

  • Represented Johan Cruijff in litigation against AFC Ajax N.V. regarding his role as a supervisory director.

Professional Honors

  • Leading Individual Legal500
  • Consistently recognized lawyer for dispute resolution, Chambers Global 2008-2024
  • Consistently recognized lawyer for dispute resolution, Chambers Europe 2008-2024
  • Legal500 Arbitration Private Practice Powerlist - Benelux Region

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Dutch Bar Association (NOvA)
  • Dutch Association for Procedural Law
  • Dutch Association for Civil Law
  • Dutch Association for Corporate Litigation

Admissions

  • Amsterdam~Netherlands (1995)

Education

  • University of Amsterdam (Dutch Law) (1995)
  • Nijenrode University, Breukelen (Business Administration) (1990)

Languages

  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • German

Publications & Presentations

Author, "Rolled into one: de ‘onderneming’ als rechtssubject bij de ‘privaatrechtelijke handhaving’ van het mededingingsrecht," MvO, May 2022

Author, "Rechtbank Amsterdam, 26-09-2018, ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:6840, HA ZA 18-146 (met annotatie van Chr.F. Kroes) - Collectieve actie, Schadevergoedingsvordering ten behoeve van gedupeerde beleggers na publicatie van boekhoudkundige onregelmatigheden, Bevoegdheidsincident in verband met Duitse procedure, Litispendentieverweer, Geen sprake van dezelfde partijen als bedoeld in art. 29 lid 1 Brussel I bis, Geen samenhang tussen beide vorderingen als bedoeld in art. 30 Brussel I bis, Samenhang met Hof Amsterdam 19 februari 2018, «JOR» 2018/123, m.nt. Beckman, Verwijzing naar HvJ 28 januari 2015, «JOR» 2015/109, m.nt. Arons (Kolassa/Barclays) en HvJ 16 juni 2016, «JOR» 2016/276 (Universal Music)," JOR, September 2019

Author, "Luciburgum locuta, causa finita of Delphi ‘revisited’? De eerste prejudiciële beslissing inzake bevoegdheid in kartelschadezaken: alles klar? Hof van Justitie EU 21 mei 2015, zaak C-352/13, ECLI:EU:C:2015:335, NIPR 2015, 292 (CDC/Akzo e.a.)," NIPR, September 2016

Author, "Collective redress and private international law," TCR, August 2016

Author, "Deformalisering van de internationale betekening in een drieslag," NIPR, December 2011

Author, "Bij nader inzien: de Hoge Raad komt terug van zijn opvatting dat bij de kantoorbetekening ex artikel 63 Rv ook het Haags Betekeningsverdrag moet worden gevolgd. Noot bij Hoge Raad 4 februari 2011, nr. 10/04456, LJN: BP0006 (NIPR 2011, 222) en nr. 10/05104, LJN: BP 3105 (NIPR 2011, 223)," NIPR, June 2011

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