Sander Timmerman

  • Partner
  • Amsterdam
  • stimmerman@hausfeld.com
  • +31 20 8099722
  • http://www.linkedin.com/in/sander-timmerman
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OVERVIEW

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.

EDUCATION

LL.M., Radboud University Nijmegen

BAR ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Bar in The Netherlands, 2001

AFFILIATIONS

Sander is a member of the Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners (INSOLAD).

WHAT OTHERS SAY

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

Experience

Antitrust/Competition

Sander has expertise in advising and litigating in the field of antitrust/competition including. His experience includes:

  • Trucks – representing thousands of European truck purchasers harmed by the Trucks cartel in more than 25 proceedings in the Netherlands.

Commercial & Financial Disputes

Sander has expertise in advising, litigating and arbitrating in the field of commercial & financial disputes including:

  • contractual disputes
  • liability proceedings
  • mass claims and collective actions
  • M&A disputes
  • privacy and data breach related actions and damage claims
  • director and shareholder disputes

Financial Services & Banking

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:

  • financial supervision legislation and enforcement by supervisors
  • payment transactions matters
  • financial products liability
  • resolution and insolvency of banks and insurers
  • liability of supervisors
  • duty of care of banks, insurers and other financial service providers

Insolvency & Restructuring

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:

  • corporate restructuring, both in and outside insolvency
  • enforcement of collateral
  • financing arrangements and cancellation/termination of credit agreements
  • group liability
  • disputes regarding the possible prejudicing of creditors
  • liability of company directors and shareholders

Mass Torts

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.

Privacy

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).

Professional Negligence

Sander has expertise in advising and litigating in the field of professional negligence, including liability of accountants, attorneys and supervisors.

Securities & Securities Litigation

Sander has expertise in advising and litigating in the field of securities & shareholders litigation.

Financial Services & Banking

Sander has dealt with a wide range of matters in the field of financial law, including:

  • financial supervision legislation and enforcement by supervisors
  • payment transactions matters
  • financial products liability
  • resolution and insolvency of banks and insurers
  • liability of supervisors
  • duty of care of banks, insurers and other financial service providers

Insolvency & Restructuring

Sander is a specialist in the field of insolvency law and litigation on insolvency related matters and his experience includes:

  • corporate restructuring, both in and outside insolvency
  • enforcement of collateral
  • financing arrangements and cancellation/termination of credit agreements
  • group liability
  • disputes regarding the possible prejudicing of creditors
  • liability of company directors and shareholders