Coen Drion

Coen Drion, whose practice focuses on domestic and international commercial contracting and liability issues and restructurings, is widely recognized as one of the best-known practitioners of civil and commercial law in the Netherlands. He provides strategic advice to clients facing litigation before the courts, as well as in arbitration. Coen also has extensive experience in IT-related legal and business issues and has advised large corporations and the Netherlands government in this area. Prior to joining Jones Day, he served as a Justice in the Supreme Court of the Netherlands for five years, after having been in private practice for more than 20 years.

In his prior private practice, Coen served as an expert investigator and reporter, appointed by the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeals, in the matter of Fortis (a large Belgian/Dutch financial). The investigation concerned the takeover of Fortis by three major European banks and the subsequent rescue of Fortis by the Dutch, Belgian, and Luxemburg states in the midst of the financial crisis.

Coen is a member of the editorial board of many legal publications and has authored more than 150 articles, spanning a wide variety of legal subject matters. He continues to publish regularly and also lectures on civil and commercial law issues to business lawyers on such topics as how Anglo-American law and practices influence the law and practice in the Netherlands and beyond.

Coen has received the highest possible recognition by Chambers and other legal periodicals, including honors for being the best IT lawyer in the Netherlands.