Edwin van der Velde is a supervising associate in the Amsterdam office of Simmons & Simmons LLP. He represents clients in national and international disputes and specialises in complex civil litigation. His fields of expertise include commercial disputes, financial liability, general tort claims, defamation, seizures, intellectual property, parallel trade and unfair commercial practices. Edwin has worked on high profile international litigation matters, such as:
- defending fintech companies against financial liability claims,
- assisting a global beverages brand with the dismantlement of a large counterfeit syndicate,
- representing a Turkish-Dutch company in commercial ownership litigation against the Turkish State following the alleged coup d’état.
Edwin also represents a natural person who is the victim of a slander campaign initiated by two Dutch top500 companies and their owner.
Edwin is mentioned in Legal500 and regularly publishes in legal journals. He is a member of the editorial board of IER (Intellectuele Eigendom en Reclamerecht) and of the Young Litigators' Association (Vereniging Jonge Procesadvocaten).
