David de Knijff

David de Knijff is a lawyer and partner at the law firm's office in the Hague and has specialised for more than 20 years in civil law appeals in cassation. He has successfully handled several highly complex lawsuits before the Dutch Supreme Court, the Hoge Raad, which have been decisive for the development of law. Together with his in-depth knowledge of private and procedural law, this makes him one of the most experienced and versatile litigators in the Netherlands. David de Knijff is an arbitrator at the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (Nederlands Arbitrage Instituut – NAI).

  1. Dutch and international law, Utrecht University

  2. Master's degree in European and comparative law, European University Institute, Florence

  3. 1990 - 2001

    Lawyer Trenité van Doorne

  4. Since 2001

    Partner at BLD-Ekelmans (formerly Ekelmans Advocaten)

  5. 2010 - 2015

    Member of the Supervisory Board for the Bar Association at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands

  6. 2015 - 2018

    Dean of the Bar Association in the district of The Hague

David de Knijff

Advocat | Partner*

Anna van Saksenlaan 30
2593 HT The Hague
 Tel + 31 70 37463-56

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  • David de Knijff is a staff member of the journal "Tijdschrift voor civiele rechtspleging" (Journal of Civil Justice)