Jolien joined Van Traa in 2005 and became partner in 2016. She mainly deals with claims that arise in relation to transport by water. She is the author of “General average and the presence of fault”, the only Dutch book on this subject. She is currently writing a PhD on general average.
She graduated (cum laude) in civil and business law at the University of Leiden in 2004 and also graduated in maritime law at the University of Southampton in 2005.
Jolien is a member of the Dutch Association for Maritime and Transport Law and chairs the GA-committee of this Association.
Further, she is a member of WISTA (Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association).
As a market leader in this area, Van Traa Advocaten has the expertise to advise and litigate on all forms of logistics services (sea, inland shipping, road, air and railway), as well as admiralty and maritime incidents (collision, salvage, general average) and ship arrests.
In addition Van Traa assists companies in various areas of international trade. In particular, the trade of soft and hard commodities. Besides dispute settlement (complex litigation and arbitration) and recovery actions, Van Traa also advises on commercial (sale and purchase) contracts and related financing aspects.
Moreover, Van Traa advises and litigates on insurance matters involving i.a. general and personal liability, personal injury, construction all risks insurance, professional liability, but also transport, hull, fire, agricultural equipment and technical insurance. In addition we advise on drafting terms and conditions for insurance policies, re-insurance, powers of attorney and supervisory regulation.
