Marieke Witkamp FCIArb
The Woodlands, Texas
+1 832 4586 340 (USA)
+31 6 2305 2399 (the Netherlands)
marieke.witkamp@outlook.com
Dutch nationality
Career
Arbitrator: International arbitrator (since 2022)
Commercial Judge: (Substitute) Judge at the Court of Rotterdam (since 2003) and the Netherlands Commercial Court (since 2023)
Attorney: associate at K&L Gates, Qatar (2017-2019), associate at Simmons & Simmons, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2006-2008)
In-house counsel: Dutch Energy Industry (2012-2014), Qatar Sports & Entertainment Industry (2010-2012)
Education, licenses & trainings
University of Houston Law Center, LLM in US Law (2017)
Erasmus University Rotterdam, LLM in Dutch Law (2002)
Texas Bar License (2017)
CIArb Diploma Course on International Maritime Arbitration (2023)
ICC Advanced Training for Arbitrators on Case Management Techniques (2023)
Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI) Course for Arbitrators (2023)
Transportation Law Course, Erasmus School of Law (2020-2022)
CIArb Accelerated Route to Membership in International Commercial Arbitration (2019)
International Commercial Contracts School, Falconbury (2013)
Dutch Bar Education Courses (2007-2008)
Trainee Program Dutch Judiciary (2003-2007)
Languages
Dutch (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
French and German (working knowledge)
Membership professional organizations
CIArb, Fellow
Texas Bar
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Houston International Arbitration Club
London Maritime Arbitration Association, supporting member
Dutch Arbitration Association
Dutch Association for Transport Law
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