Ranking Pels Rijcken in Chambers Global Guide 2025

With these results, Pels Rijcken further expands its top ranked status. We thank our clients for their positive feedback.

In addition to our firm's ranking, there are six individual entries for our lawyers. Martijn Scheltema retains his position as Global Market Leader in Business & Human Rights Law. Hans van Wijk and Willem Heemskerk (both Litigation), and Sikke Kingma (Intellectual Property: General-Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright) also retain their entries. Wemmeke Wisman has moved up a position compared to last year with a Band 3 ranking for Litigation. Along with the recognition of our arbitration practice as a firm, Willem Heemskerk has also been distinguished as an individual lawyer with a new Band 3 ranking in Arbitration.

Willem Heemskerk: "In recent years our national and international arbitration practice has developed strongly. Pels Rijcken traditionally is a firm with a very strong focus on litigation (consistently recognised with a Band 1 ranking for Litigation) - including proceedings before the Supreme Court. Over the years, we have also established a strong position in the field of arbitration by delivering excellent work in large specialised teams, which is now internationally recognised with this prestigious Chambers ranking."

"This ranking, as said, makes it clear that our years of effort and good results in prestigious - but also in less complex – arbitration proceedings has not gone unnoticed internationally" Heemskerk continues. "We would like to reveal the 'secret' of our enthusiastic and experienced teams: intensive and warm contact with the client, getting all the facts right, delivering legal hors catégorie work, excellent writing and pleading skills and the right dose of advocacy to get the job done."

A selection of our quotes:

• Martijn Scheltema (Business & Human Rights Law - Global Market Leaders, Band 1): "Martijn is an extremely competent lawyer, both in the technical aspect and in creativity. He has a flexible mind, is extremely curious and extremely adaptable. He is a real thought leader."
  
  
• Wemmeke Wisman (Litigation, Band 3): "She has an impressive appreciation and understanding of the issues at stake and is extremely sharp, highly committed, responsive, efficient and collaborative. She is an absolute pleasure to work with."
  
  
• Willem Heemskerk (Litigation, Band 1 | Arbitration, Band 3): "Willem Heemskerk is a very experienced and amiable lawyer who provides excellent legal advice and represents the specific interests of the client. He is also decisive when it comes to strategy."
  
  
• Hans van Wijk (Litigation, Forein Expert in Dutch Caribbean): "Hans van Wijk has extensive experience and in-depth knowledge in the field of Supreme Court litigation. He handles highly complex matters with great care and patience."
  
  
• Sikke Kingma (Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright, Band 4): "Sikke Kingma is a bright lawyer."

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The Chambers Global Guide 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.