Bommel van der Bend is a Partner in De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek's Litigation and Arbitration Practice, handles international arbitrations and advises on contractual issues in the area of large-scale construction projects and commercial contracts in the oil, gas and electricity industries. Mr. van der Bend acts as counsel in both international and national arbitrations under the rules of UNCITRAL, ICC, Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI) and Dutch Arbitration Court for Construction Matters. He is vice-president of the governing board of the NAI Mr. van der Bend is co-author of the leading handbook on European and Dutch procurement law and the English language Guide to the NAI Arbitration Rules and Commentary on Dutch Arbitration Law (KLI 2009). He is an alumnus of Leiden University and has attended the Europa-Institut of the University of Saarbrücken.
Rogier Schellaars is a Senior Associate in De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek's Litigation and Arbitration Practice and primarily acts as counsel in international arbitration and advices on commercial contracts. He holds a position on the editorial board of the Netherlands Arbitration Journal and lectures regularly on arbitration law. He also sits on the board of the NAI's under-40 group (NAI Jong Oranje) and has contributed to the aforementioned Guide to the NAI Rules. Mr. Schellaars is an alumnus of the University of London and Leiden University.
