Prof. Dr. Niek Peters

Niek Peters specializes in the resolution of commercial and contractual disputes. He represents clients in national and international arbitration, court proceedings and ADR. He is regularly appointed as arbitrator, binding advisor and expert.

Niek advises and litigates on various issues, including the conclusion, performance and termination of commercial contracts, civil liability and damages. Niek has special expertise in the field of arbitration. He also has extensive knowledge of and experience with the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and setting aside proceedings. Whenever possible, Niek helps to prevent disputes or to resolve them at an early stage.

Niek works for clients in a wide range of industries, including the energy sector, the machine industry, international trade, the financial sector (including private equity) and the professional services sector. He also represents and litigates against foreign states. Furthermore, (foreign) lawyers engage Niek as expert in the field of Dutch arbitration law and Dutch private international law.

Niek has been in private practice for more than 18 years. Before he joined Legaltree, he was a partner at Simmons & Simmons, where he headed the Amsterdam commercial litigation and arbitration group.

In addition to his work as counsel, Niek is also a Professor of International Commercial Arbitration at the University of Groningen, where he has taught the course International Commercial Dispute Settlement Law since 2008. Niek is also a guest lecturer at several Dutch and foreign universities.

Representative Experience:

• Crescent Gas Corporation Limited and Crescent Petroleum Company International Limited regarding the recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award (value > USD 2.5 billion)
• Cairn Energy PLC and Cairn UK Holding Limited in proceedings against India to set aside an arbitral award (value > USD 1.1 billion)
• a foreign state in various proceedings to prevent the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards (value > USD 500 million)
• a foreign party in an international arbitration and before a national court concerning a guarantee claim by a foreign bank
• a machine manufacturer in an international arbitration
• a global food corporation in an international arbitration
• a private equity fund in an arbitration concerning a post M&A dispute
• Credendo-Short-Term Non-EU Risks S.A. in proceedings to enforce a foreign arbitral award (value > USD 15 million)
• a home care organization in a dispute with pension fund PFZW, to set aside a binding advice
• Mazars, in various professional liability cases
• Bunq, in a contractual dispute with a service provider.