Tom Claassens

Background

About Tom Claassens

Tom has more than 32 years of experience and is widely recognized and recommended as one of the leading Dutch lawyers in the field of international arbitration and commercial litigation. He represents a broad range of clients, including large corporations and sovereign states. He is one of the only 10 Dutch lawyers who are listed in Chambers Global Guide 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 for the category ‘Arbitration Counsel’ in the Netherlands ("Sources say:'He is a fantastic lawyer: smart, effective, advises clients well, writes well and also speaks well in court'". And: “Tom is a very good strategic thinker” and “a very smooth advocate, articulate and personable”. He is “really excellent” and “sharp”."Tom Claassens is a strong advocate with excellent client skills. He is smart, detail oriented and thinks strategically and outside the box."). Tom is also included in The Arbitration Powerlist: Benelux of The Legal 500 editions 2022 and 2024. The Legal 500 EMEA Guide says: “Tom Claassens is one of the most experienced arbitration partners in the Dutch market.” And:"Tom Claassens is a leader in the field of litigation in the Netherlands with incredible depth of knowledge and experience.” Also, Tom is listed in Who's Who Legal - Litigation editions 2022, 2023 and 2024 as ‘Global Leader’ among only 16 Dutch litigation peers. Tom is also listed in Lexology Index Arbitration (former Who’s Who Arbitration) edition 2025 among 18 Dutch arbitration practitioners. Further, since 2020 Loyens & Loeff's arbitration group, which is co-managed by Tom, is listed in the GAR 100 (i.e, the Global Arbitration Review's guide to law firms 'approved' for international arbitration). Finally, Tom is a member of both the Board of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI) and the Executive Board of the Dutch Arbitration Association (DAA).