Arnold J. van Steenderen (admitted 1976) has extensive experience in shipping law, transport law, commercial law and insurance law.
Lawyer
He specialises in all forms of dispute resolution, domestic and international arbitration and mediation. His work i.a involves drafting and negotiating shipbuilding contracts (any type of vessel, from luxury yachts to drilling rigs), collision and salvage work, the arrest/release of ships, shipfinance and registration, P&I work, dealing with charterparty disputes, cargo claims and marine insurance disputes. He is recognised for the distress work the firm has conducted in regard to sudden charterer's defaults, foreclosure of mortgages etc. The Netherlands is a favourite jurisdiction for the foreclosure of ship mortgages and he has represented clients in numerous court actions in this area. He is highly regarded as one of the few specialists in the Netherlands in the field of shipbuilding litigation and arbitration.
As a graduate of Rotterdam's Erasmus University(1976), he began his professional career in the maritime law practice of Nauta Lambert Blussé. He was a partner in NautaDutilh from 1983 until 2005. It was upon his initiative that Van Steenderen MainportLawyers was started up by the end of 2005.
Arbitrator
Next to having an outstanding reputation as an international shipping lawyer, he is also frequently appointed as an arbitrator in all kinds of maritime, insurance and logistics disputes. He is a member of the IBA Committees on Maritime and Insurance Law, the Netherlands Maritime & Transport Law Association, and the Netherlands Association of Transport Lawyers.
Mediator
Arnold van Steenderen is also practicing Mediation and Mediation Advocacy, i.e. guiding clients through all aspects of mediation. Especially since the judiciary in the Netherlands is promoting mediation as an alternative to court proceedings, the importance of a profound knowledge of negotiation skills and tactics is growing. He has passed the exam of Master of Dispute Resolution, the professional training of ADR-Specialist / Legal Mediator at the Amsterdam ADR Institute of the University of Amsterdam and is registered with the Netherlands Mediation Institute.