Partner, dispute resolution expert
Collectieve acties Commercial litigation Corporate Litigation Financial litigationDamien vertegenwoordigt een breed scala aan cliënten: stichtingen, corporates, institutionele investeerders, (voormalig) bestuursleden en RvC-leden, alsmede belangenbehartigers. Hij heeft meer dan 20 peer-reviewed artikelen geschreven over onderwerpen zoals collectieve acties, ondernemingsrecht, Europees recht en procesrecht. Voordat hij startte met Lindenbaum werkte hij bij tier 1 litigation kantoren in Nederland en New York. Hij heeft de litigation-afdeling van een internationaal kantoor helpen opzetten en hij heeft het Nederlandse kantoor van een internationaal plaintiff-kantoor opgericht en jarenlang leiding gegeven.
Represented the Take Back Your Privacy Foundation in a class action claim against TikTok for infringement of privacy rights of Dutch children.
Represented eight multinational companies in a cartel damages claim against truck manufacturers, with a total damages claim in excess of EUR 1 billion.
Represented four utility companies in a cartel damages claim involving the worldwide power cables cartel.
Represented a corporate client in pursuing a cartel claim in connection with the cardboard cartel.
Represented the Consumer Competition Claims Foundation in an abuse of dominance case against Apple.
Represented the Supervisory Board of Akzo Nobel N.V. in the successful defence against a request for inquiry into the company affairs at the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam court of appeal.
Represented Mylan N.V. in its successful defence against Teva’s hostile bid for the company.
Represented the chairman of a listed company in a successful defence against a class action claim in excess of EUR 1 billion, with the court deciding that the chairman was the only board member not liable.
Represented ASR in inquiry proceedings involving Van der Moolen Holding N.V., resulting in a finding that mismanagement took place at Van der Moolen.
Represented a management board in a shareholder’s dispute, resulting in a EUR 12 million earn-out incentive package for the management board.
Represented the management board of a leasing company in financial litigation against its banks, resulting in a settlement in which the company was granted an additional credit of EUR 250 million.
Represented the majority shareholder in a post-M&A dispute, resulting in a negotiated settlement and a clawback of EUR 10 million of the purchase price for the client.
Represented KLM N.V. in a landmark case against airline pilots regarding supposed age discrimination in the collective bargaining agreement, resulting in a favourable decision for KLM at the Dutch Supreme Court.
Represented Albert Heijn B.V., Gall & Gall B.V and Etos B.V. in landmark litigation regarding the all-in pay of over 50,000 short part-time employees, resulting in favourable decisions in both summary as well as substantive proceedings.
Represented a major corporate client in a Dutch enforcement action of an arbitral award with a value in excess of EUR 130 million, successfully defending the client against enforcement of the arbitral award; and, in arbitration, obtaining an arbitral award finding the counter-party liable for damages estimated in the range of EUR 10-12 million.
Damiën Berkhout heeft de volgende primaire (en secondaire) rechtspraktijken geregistreerd in het rechtsgebiedenregister van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten:
– Litigation (Burgerlijk procesrecht, subrechtsgebied litigation)
Met deze registratie is hij verplicht om tien punten per kalenderjaar te verkrijgen in ieder primair rechtsgebied, volgens de standaarden van de Nederlandse Orde.
