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Attorney-at-law

Jeroen de Boer

Jeroen specialises in complex international disputes, with a focus on international law and ESG regulation.

He advises clients on ESG-related legal challenges and disputes, including climate litigation, greenwashing, governance, human rights and environmental due diligence, climate-change risks, stakeholder engagement and supply chain responsibility. Jeroen also has experience in international commercial and investment arbitration, cross-border litigation and class actions. He is particularly interested in corporate disputes and complex commercial contracts in an international context. He has represented Dutch and international clients before state courts and in arbitrations under ICC, NAI, LCIA and ICSID rules, and has handled enforcement, attachment and related summary proceedings involving arbitral awards.

Before joining Ysquare, Jeroen worked in international litigation and arbitration at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek (three years) and Stibbe in Amsterdam (three years). In 2021–2022, he was seconded for seven months to BonelliErede’s Milan office (International Arbitration).

Jeroen is a member of the editorial board of the online journal Corporate Litigation, Directors’ and Supervisory Directors’ Liability and the Inquiry Proceedings (COBE).

Recent work

  • Representing an Italian multinational in pre-closing ICC arbitration concerning an alleged breach of interim covenants
  • Representing an oil and gas company in arbitration concerning a joint venture dispute
  • Defending a Dutch multinational in class action proceedings concerning alleged greenwashing
  • Advising a multinational on human rights due diligence in its value chain
  • Advising a multinational on its emission reduction plans in light of risk mitigation and strategic litigation by NGOs
  • Assisting a multinational in informal enforcement discussions with a regulator regarding greenwashing

Resume

Professional background

  • Since 2026

    Ysquare | Attorney-at-law

  • 2023-2026

    De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek | Attorney-at-law

  • 2020-2023

    Stibbe | Attorney-at-law

Education

  • 2019

    University of Leiden | LL.M Civil law & Leiden Leadership Programme

  • 2016

    University of Amsterdam | LL.B (Amsterdam Honours College of Law)

Publications

  • The developing field of ESG law and mass claim instruments: a challenging combination, in: Mass Claims Journal nr. 1, July 2023 (co-author Davine Roessingh)