Profile

Jan handles a wide range of civil disputes. He specializes in property law and liability law, with particular expertise in climate liability and collective actions. He also represents clients in corporate litigation.

Jan wrote his master’s thesis on unwritten standards of care in the corporate sector, for which he received the Molengraaff Thesis Award in 2024.

Before joining Finch Dispute Resolution, Jan spent more than two years as a lecturer at the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law at Utrecht University. There, he taught courses including insolvency law, contract law, property law, and civil procedure. In 2025, the law faculty’s students honored him with the Teaching Talent of the Year award.

The Finch team is truly exceptional.

Legal 500 2024

Finch Dispute Resolution found the one, and perhaps only, way for us to resolve the matter favourably.

Chambers 2025

They are litigators at heart: fast, independent, down to earth, pragmatic and respected among colleagues.

Legal 500 2024

Academic background

  • LLM, Utrecht University (2023)
  • LLB, Utrecht University (2022)
  • BA, University College Utrecht (2021)