Area(s) of expertise:
Insurance and liability
Practice areas
- Liability (i.a. professional liability, product
liability (recall) and technical damages)
- Insurance (including policy disputes)
- General Conditions
Education
- Law, University of Leiden, 1998
- French public law and international relations, Institut
d'Études Politiques, Parijs SciencePo, 1995
- In tort law en European and comparative law, Mjur,
University of Oxford, 1999,
- Business and Liability, Grotius Academy, 2006
Erik van Orsouw
Erik van Orsouw joined Kennedy Van der Laan in 1999 after
studying law in The Netherlands, England and France. His practice
covers the area of liability and insurance, in which he has gained
extensive experience.
During the past years Erik van Orsouw specialized particularly
in professional liability, technical damages, product liability
(including product recalls) and (international) policy disputes. He
regularly gives lectures, including at institutions for
postgraduate continuing university education, and various internal
courses at the largest insurers and insurance brokers in the
Netherlands. Erik is also editor of the monthly legal
journal Maandblad voor Vermogensrecht and regularly
publishes articles in various professional journals.
Recommended in
Legal 500 EMEA 2012
"Chris van Dijk leads the team at Kennedy Van der Laan, which
includes Frits van der Woude, who has been handling professional
liability and D&O claims, and Erik van Orsouw, who acts in
technical damage claims."
Chambers Europe 2012
"Peers have a great deal of respect for Erik van Orsouw, who
is seen as a promising practitioner. He specialises in professional
and product liability, technical damages and policy
disputes."