Céline is an attorney with extensive experience in handling commercial disputes, often with an international character. After studying in Nijmegen and Paris, she started working as an attorney in 2017. Céline specialised in international trade law, transport law and arbitration. Besides handling disputes, she also helps to prevent them by means of advice and the drafting or review of contracts. Within the arbitration practice, Céline acts as an attorney, but is also frequently engaged to draft arbitral awards or procedural orders.

Céline works for the department Trade, Industry and Logistics. She mainly deals with (cross-border) trade and commercial disputes, transport law and arbitration. “During law school I got interested in international disputes where various jurisdictions, geopolitical developments and different cultures all play a role. After a few conversations with Kneppelhout, it quickly became clear that the international trade practice of Kneppelhout would be a good match for me. The ‘Rotterdam mentality’ and informal atmosphere within the firm really spoke to me.”

• Litigation and advice on complex sanctions matters regarding the (trade) sanctions imposed against a.o. Russia and Iran
• Act as counsel and/or secretary in arbitration procedures before NAI, ICC, SCIA, GAFTA, NZV, CIETAC and LMAA
• Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
• Drafting general terms and conditions and commercial contracts
• Perform attachments or arrests on tangible assets, bank accounts, ships, shares, claims, amongst others
• Handle disputes and draft contracts on agency and distribution relations
• Litigation in transport matters (road transport and the maritime practice)
• Litigation and advice on commercial matters for clients within trade, industry and logistics

• ‘Arbitration in the Netherlands, in particular NAI Arbitration’, Wolters Kluwer: 2025 – Chapter 6: Building on with the NAI: internationalisation of (construction) arbitration in the Netherlands.
• Tijdschrift Weg & Wagen, november 2024: ‘Directe of indirecte overslag: afspraken scheppen duidelijkheid’.
• ShipArrested 2019 – ‘Dutch Courts are reluctant to pierce the corporate veil’

Céline is a competitive tennis and padel player. Besides that, she loves to go out for food and drinks with friends and family.