Erik Poorthuis
Expertise
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Work highlights
- Representing national and international clients in Dutch courts (District Courts and Courts of Appeal), arbitration (NAI, ICC, NZV), and mediation (US and Dutch style).
- Advising clients on mass claims involving Covid-19 losses, mining accidents, corporate fraud, interest rate derivatives, investment linked insurances, dangerous substances, and defective products.
- Representing policyholders and insurers in coverage disputes under all types of insurance policies, including General liability, Directors’ and Officers’ liability, Professional liability, Warranty & Indemnity, Credit, Construction All Risks, Cyber, Product Recall, Property, Captive and Reinsurance policies.
- Representing manufacturers and distributors in major product recalls and product liability claims, as well as consumer law and supply chain issues.
- Advising insurers on insurance distribution, duty of care, regulatory requirements/supervision, policy wording and risk transfer solutions.
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What others say
Recommended by the Legal500 as "key lawyer".
Clients say "Erik Poorthuis provided excellent, speedy and responsive advice. Always available and understanding of the commercial context in which the advice on Dutch law was sought."(The Legal500, 2022).
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Ancillary functions
Erik is a regular speaker at the Dutch Insurance Exchange Association (VNAB), and a contributor to the legal journal “Insurance, Liability, Damage, Supervision” (VAST).
Erik is an active member of the International Bar Association’s Insurance Committee (IBA), the Association for Insurance Research (VvVW), the London Solicitor Litigation Association (LSLA), the British Insurance Law Association (BILA), the Insurance Institute of London (IIL), and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL).
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Qualifications
Erik joined the firm in 2011, after graduating from Leiden University in the same year. In addition to his qualification as a lawyer in the Netherlands, Erik is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales. During 2020-2022 Erik was based at NautaDutilh’s London office. This dual qualification and experience enables him to advise more effectively on cross border matters.