Sander Timmerman’s practice encompasses a broad range of corporate and commercial disputes with a focus on commercial litigation, financial litigation, mass claims and insolvency related matters.
Expertise
From 2008 to 2018, Sander was senior legal counsel at the Legal Affairs division of the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank N.V.). Previously, he was a lawyer at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. for 8 years, including two years in their New York office.
Sander has dealt with a wide range of civil and financial law matters, including liability proceedings against regulators, financial (supervisory) law matters, intervention and enforcement matters, payment transactions matters, insolvency & restructuring and resolution of banks and insurers.
Prior to joining Hausfeld, Sander worked as a partner with the litigation boutique firm Zippro Meijer with its focus on plaintiff litigation in the Netherlands. The litigation boutique firm was recommended three years in a row by Global Competition Review (GCR) as the only Dutch law firm in the EU claimants bar. The firm has continued its litigation practice as Hausfeld Advocaten.
Before his admission to the Bar, Sander worked from 1998 to 2000 at the Radboud University in Nijmegen as an assistant professor.
Clients
Sander's clients include central banks, investment funds and corporate clients.
LL.M., Radboud University Nijmegen
Admitted to the Bar in The Netherlands, 2001
Sander is a member of the Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners (INSOLAD).
Global Competition Review
Boutique firm Zippro Meijer stands out with its focus on plaintiff litigation in the Netherlands, where it has become a significant player. Comprising managing partners Erik-Jan Zippro and Rogier Meijer, along with partner Sander Timmerman and one associate, the firm boasts a client roster one would expect to see at a much larger firm. It is working with Hausfeld on various Trucks cartel follow-on damages claims, and is handling more than 20 proceedings in the Netherlands for its clients. It is also representing Deutsche Bahn and several subsidiaries in a damages claim against a pre-stressed steel cartel, and is defending Samsung in follow-on damages claims before Dutch courts for allegedly participating in cartels to fix the prices of cathode ray tubes. - GCR100, EU Claimants Bar, 20th Edition, January 2020
GCR named Zippro Meijer as the only recommended Dutch law firm for its European Claimant category, noting: "A small yet significant player, the boutique firm Zippro Meijer stands out with its unique focus on plaintiff litigation in the Netherlands." - GCR100, EU Claimants Bar, 2018
Sander has expertise in advising and litigating in the field of antitrust/competition including. His experience includes:
Sander has expertise in advising, litigating and arbitrating in the field of commercial & financial disputes including:
Sander has previous experience working for the Dutch Central Bank and has dealt with a wide range of matters in the field of financial services & banking, including:
Sander is a member of INSOLAD and a specialist in the field of insolvency law and litigation on insolvency related matters and his experience includes:
Sander has expertise in advising and litigating in matters concerning mass torts, in particular mass claims and collective actions in the fields of competition law, financial services, privacy and data protection law and securities law.
Sander has expertise in advising and litigating in the field of privacy law, in particular in matters relating to the protection of personal data and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Sander has expertise in advising and litigating in the field of professional negligence, including liability of accountants, attorneys and supervisors.
Sander has expertise in advising and litigating in the field of securities & shareholders litigation.
Sander has dealt with a wide range of matters in the field of financial law, including:
Sander is a specialist in the field of insolvency law and litigation on insolvency related matters and his experience includes:
