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Ranking Pels Rijcken in Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2024

15 February 2024

Today Chambers and Partners launched the Global Guide for 2024. We are pleased to share that Pels Rijcken once again achieved positive results in this edition and would like to thank our clients for their positive feedback. Pels Rijcken retains its position within Dispute Resolution Band 1, the highest category: “Pels Rijcken's Supreme Court team is one of the top teams in the Netherlands. In commercial litigation, they pair thoroughness and technical skills to superior strategic analysis.”

In addition, six of our lawyers have been individually ranked. Martijn Scheltema retains his position as Global Market Leader in Business & Human Rights Law. Hans van Wijk, Wemmeke Wisman and Willem Heemskerk (all Dispute Resolution), and Sikke Kingma (Intellectual Property: General-Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright) also retain their positions.

A highlight is Claire Huijts’ recognition as Global Market Leader in Business & Human Rights Law.

Martijn Scheltema (Business & Human Rights Law – Global Market Leaders, Band 1): “He is a stellar legal thinker, a superb lawyer in every sense of the word.”

Hans van Wijk (Dispute Resolution, Foreign Expert for Dutch Caribbean): "Hans van Wijk has extensive experience and in-depth knowledge in the field of Supreme Court litigation. He handles highly complex legal matters with care and patience. Hans is very reliable and pleasant to work with."

Wemmeke Wisman (Dispute Resolution, Band 4): “She is very good, very impressive, very analytical and very thorough.”

Willem Heemskerk (Dispute Resolution, Band 1): “His main quality is definitely his sharp but amiable approach of things. He is very responsive, always available and makes sure there is a smart team around him.”

Sikke Kingma (Intellectual Property: General-Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright, Band 3)

Claire Huijts (Business & Human Rights Law – Global Market Leaders, Associates to Watch)

See the full list of our rankings and quotes. 

Chambers Global is an international legal directory and conducts independent research through interviews with clients and peers to identify the best law firms and individual lawyers worldwide.