Chr. Frank (Frank) Kroes

Frank Kroes is a seasoned commercial disputes lawyer with 30 years of experience, known for his strategic approach and bench experience.

He handles a wide range of commercial litigation, focusing on corporate liability, competition litigation, class actions, ESG matters, professional negligence, and securities litigation.

Frank is also experienced in international arbitration, particularly in the energy, construction, chemicals, technology, and financial sectors. He appears in courts at all levels, including the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice for the European Union.

Frank serves as a Deputy Justice at the Court of Appeal of ‘s-Hertogenbosch and is a board member of the Dutch Bar Association. He also sits on the Appeals Board of the Royal Dutch Hockey Federation and is a CEDR-accredited mediator.

Frank has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):

- Supreme Court Litigation (cassatie, civiel)

Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.

• Represents an oil major in various follow-on litigation matters.

• Represents a financial institution in class action litigation.

• Represents a mobility equipment manufacturer in follow-on litigation.

• Represents a pharmaceutical company in follow-on litigation.

• Represented a chemicals company in follow-on litigation.

• Represents an advertising agency in public procurement litigation before the Supreme Court

• Represents a global private equity company in a shareholders’ dispute.

• Acted for a global construction company in NAI arbitration over a windfarm construction.

• Represented a global construction company in ICC arbitration over a chemicals plant construction.

• Acted for ENECO Holding N.V. in litigation against the Dutch State regarding energy company regulations.

• Represented Johan Cruijff in litigation against AFC Ajax N.V. regarding his role as a supervisory director.

• Leading Individual Legal500
• Consistently recognized lawyer for dispute resolution, Chambers Global 2008-2024
• Consistently recognized lawyer for dispute resolution, Chambers Europe 2008-2024
• Legal500 Arbitration Private Practice Powerlist - Benelux Region

• Dutch Bar Association (NOvA)
• Dutch Association for Procedural Law
• Dutch Association for Civil Law
• Dutch Association for Corporate Litigation