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 Maurits Rabbie

Maurits Rabbie

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Languages
  • Dutch
  • English

Maurits Rabbie is a senior associate Corporate Litigation at of our firm in Amsterdam.

With years of experience in the Corporate/M&A practice group, Maurits uses this expertise in his specialisation in corporate & commercial litigation. In 2023, he obtained a post-graduate degree in Corporate Litigation at the highly esteemed Radboud University.

Maurits focuses on the representation of international companies, their shareholders and board members, often in relation to complex shareholder and joint-venture disputes, as well as post-M&A litigation. He is experienced in conducting arbitral proceedings with the NAI and ICC and legal proceedings before the Dutch courts (in appeal). Maurits is furthermore a member of the Dutch Corporate Litigation Association and the ICC Netherlands.

In addition, Maurits is a member of the Energy & Climate Change team and has extensive expertise in litigation in this sector, including ESG and climate change litigation.

He enjoys sharing his knowledge and is editor of the legal magazine COBE, which focuses on corporate litigation, D&O liability, and M&A disputes. Maurits regularly speaks at seminars on topics such as corporate litigation, ESG and risk management.

Maurits has a specific interest in introducing the use of AI technology in practicing litigation.

Awards & Recognitions
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  • Quote
    "Maurits Rabbie is respectful, a guy who knows how to finish a deal."
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023

Relevant experience

  • Assisted Danish listed company in an ICC arbitration concerning an innovative international renewable energy project against a Dutch listed company.
  • Assisted minority shareholders and co-founders in Enterprise Chambers proceedings on strategy and policy of further investments in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • Assisted minority shareholders in liability proceedings against the management board and majority shareholder.
  • Assisted technology companies in post-M&A disputes.
  • Advised Vattenfall on the acquisition of energy company Delta Energie from EQT.
  • Advised Partners Group on the acquisition of a substantial interest in ProjectCo owning the project rights for Dutch offshore windpark Borssele III/IV (Sellers: Shell, MVOW and Eneco).
  • Advised Microsoft on a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Vattenfall to source ITS Dutch data centers with wind energy from to be built windpark Wieringermeer.
  • Advised Tesla on its contracts for engineering, procurement and construction of the Powerpack (battery for industrial use) and the Powerwall (battery for consumer use) and any related registrations,permits and consent requirements in the Netherlands.

Awards & Rankings

  • The Legal 500 EMEA, 2025, Maurits Rabbie is Recommended

Education

  • Post-Academic Specialisation Education (Grotius) Corporate Litigation 2023, Radboud University
  • Company Law, VU University Amsterdam
  • Bachelor of Law, Utrecht University
  • Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University