Arent van Wassenaer is appointed as dispute board chair and member, as arbitrator and as mediator on major construction and infrastructure work, and to advise on how projects are structured for success.
Appointed as chair of standing dispute boards, as mediator, and as arbitrator. The work is avoidance-first: most disputes are best resolved early, on the project, long before they reach a hearing.
Explore dispute resolutionAppointed to advise on how a project is structured — contracting structure, risk allocation and governance — from pre-contract through early execution.
Explore project setupStanding boards on major infrastructure and energy projects, appointed jointly by the parties. The aim is always the same: issues resolved on the project, before they become disputes.
Sixty arbitrations chaired for the Dutch Board of Construction Arbitration, and appointments under ICC and NAI rules in international construction matters.
Among others: thirteen mediations arising from the bankruptcy of a major M&E contractor, resolved without litigation.
Standing boards, early facilitation and clear governance resolve far more than arbitration ever does. The role is to keep a project moving, quietly and on its own terms.
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A board that meets from day one changes the behaviour of a project, long before anything becomes a claim.
Read →The mediator holds no view on the outcome. The discipline is in the process, not the position.
Read →The contracting structure decides how a project behaves under pressure. It is set long before the work begins.
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