Stijn Franken
Expertise
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Work highlights
Stijn successfully defended Dutch/UK insurers in a multi-billion euro US asbestos claim and British American Tobacco in the first-ever Dutch tobacco claim. He represented insurers (Aegon, Achmea) in mass claims pertaining to universal life insurances and advised on the coverage of various large directors' liability claims (LyondellBasell Industries, Fortis, Imtech), as well as product recall claims (Philips).
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What others say
- "Stijn Franken is at the top of the market. He is really intelligent. If you think of insurance lawyers, he is one of the top lawyers who comes to mind."
Chambers 2025 - "Stijn Franken is an exceptional talent."
Chambers 2025 - "Stijn Franken is knowledgeable and has lots of experience."
Chambers 2025 - "Absolutely excellent, Rolls-Royce service."
Chambers Europe 2020
- "Stijn Franken is at the top of the market. He is really intelligent. If you think of insurance lawyers, he is one of the top lawyers who comes to mind."
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Ancillary functions
Stijn lectures product liability law at Grotius Academy, and lectured insurance law at Leiden University for ten years.
He is a board member of various law associations (Vereniging voor Aansprakelijkheids- en Schadevergoedingsrecht VASR and Vereniging voor Verzekeringswetenschap VvVW), and a member of the editorial staff of legal journals 'Aansprakelijkheid, Verzekering & Schade' (AV&S) and 'Bedrijfsjuridische berichten' (Bb).
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Qualifications
Stijn graduated in law from Leiden University in 1992 and obtained a master's degree from the University of London. He joined NautaDutilh in 1994 and became a partner in 2003.
In 2022, Stijn obtained his doctorate degree at Leiden University on his thesis on the corrective and distributive function of the law of compensation.