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    Bas van Zelst

    Partner, Lawyer

    Bas van Zelst co-heads Van Doorne’s GAR-100 arbitration practice. He is recognized for his experience in conducting and advising on national and international commercial arbitration and related proceedings before the regular courts. He has particular expertise in advising on, and conducting proceedings relating to, investment matters and a particular interest in (cross-border) seizure and enforcement proceedings. In the past, Bas was involved in (advising on) arbitration procedures under the ICC, NAI, LCIA, UNCITRAL and DIS arbitration rules.

    Further to his arbitration practice, Bas holds the Chair of Dispute Resolution & Arbitration at Maastricht University. His research focuses on cross-border conflict resolution with particular emphasis on arbitration. 

    Focused on getting the result. Clear and concise. Dedicated. Innovative. Analytic.

    Bas earned his doctorate with a dissertation on the establishment of European private law. In 2006 and 2007, he was a guest at Harvard Law School as a visiting researcher. In 2017, Bas was a visiting professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Bas is a member of the editorial board of Het Tijdschrift voor Arbitrage [the journal of the Dutch arbitration field].

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