Isabel van Tuyll van Serooskerken
Specialisms
Franchise, Distribution, Agency / Commercial contracts / Litigation & Arbitration / International Trade Unions & Treaties / Director's liability / Consumer Law/ Omnichannel & Geoblocking / Procedural law and private international law / Fashion & Retail.
Profile
Isabel deals with commercial and trade contracts and frequently litigates in related disputes and arbitration procedures, for example concerning director's liability. Her practice focuses on DFA and procedural and international private law. Furthermore, she acts for clients in consumer law and e-commerce, and she drafts and negotiates purchase and sales agreements.
Isabel passed the Grotius specialisation course “National and International Contracting” cum laude.
Recommendations
The Legal 500 EMEA 2021 - Dispute Resolution Commercial Litegation - Ranked
The well-resourced team at Kennedy Van der Laan has 'excellent knowledge of and connections to various industries, a hands-on approach, good to work with especially in international cases.' Christoph Jeloschek and Martine de Koning lead a team of five partners and 21 associates, acting for well-known multinationals, including matters before the Supreme Court. Partner Bart de Ruijter moved to CMS.
Testimonial: ‘Isabel Tuyl van Serooskerken is very knowledgeable and experienced in handling disputes about agency agreements. Her advice is always clear, understandable and straightforward. Isabel is my go-to person for any questions about agency agreements. ’
The Legal 500 EMEA 2019 - Industry focus: Retail
The Kennedy Van der Laan practice 'provides creative solutions, combining expertise in different areas such as IP, distribution, data protection and licensing and also stands out at managing complex projects' and it specifically benefits clients with 'significant expertise in the retail industry'. Martijn van Bemmel and Jelle Blom are 'outstanding' while Martine de Koning is viewed as 'a top lawyer who perfectly knows the retail industry'. Nike, Converse, VodafoneZiggo and Elecosoft UK are among its client list. Of late the team has handled matters including a complex distribution dispute, franchising, and online retailing issues. It also advised Panda Sporthallen Exploitatie in a Court of Appeal case in which it claimed compensation for the early termination of a fitness club franchise format. Counsel Bart-Adriaan de Ruijter and senior associate Isabel van Tuyll van Serooskerken are other team members of note.