Jeroen joined the firm in 2017 and has also gained experience in M&A, with a focus on private equity.
Jeroen van Calker
Senior Associate
Jeroen advises and represents clients in corporate and commercial disputes including directors’ liability, inquiry proceedings at the Dutch Enterprise Chamber, earn-outs and other M&A related disputes, governance disputes, general contractual and non-contractual liability and various types of attachments, including evidentiary attachments and bank account attachments. Jeroen also has specific experience in disputes with respect to bank guarantees and letters of credit.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
Both claimants and defendants in various arbitration proceedings under the NAI Rules regarding payment of an earn out amount.
Boskalis in injunctive relief proceedings before the District Court of Amsterdam to prevent payment under bank guarantees following the newly issued EU-sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine in 2021.
Several former directors of Royal Imtech N.V. before the District Court of Rotterdam against personal liability for the shortfall in the bankruptcy estate following its bankruptcy in 2015.
The Dutch minister of Finance in proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeals for the compensation of expropriated shareholders and bond holders in SNS Reaal N.V. and SNS Bank N.V.
Telegraaf Media Groep N.V. in inquiry proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeals regarding the public offers from Mediahuis and Talpa.
Published Work
- S.J. van Calker and J.P.M. Steenkamp (2022), ""Het Shell-vonnis en bange bestuurders. Een verkenning naar bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid voor klimaatschade"" Ondernemingsrecht 2022/31
- S.J. van Calker (2017) ""Annotation to Court of Appeal Amsterdam 31 March 2017, Baranov/Leaderland TTM c.s."", JOR 2017 / 196
- S.J. van Calker (2017) ""Wanbeleid kostenverhaal en aansprakelijkheid: een fact check (Chapter 24 in: G. van Solinge and others (red), Aansprakelijkheid van bestuurders en commissarissen (Serie vanwege het Van der Heijden Instituur, nr. 140)"", Deventer: Wolters Kluwer
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
Member of the Dutch Association for Corporate Litigation (Vereniging Corporate Litigation)
Qualifications
Admissions
Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Burgerlijk procesrecht (Litigation)
Admitted to the Amsterdam Bar, 2017
Academic
LL.M. Corporate law, Radboud University of Nijmegen, 2017
LL.M. Financial (regulatory) law, Radboud University of Nijmegen, 2017
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.