Steven Oude Alink

Steven is leading a commercial contracting and (cross-border) litigation and arbitration team specialized in the field of international (commodity) trade, trade finance, transport, insurance, warehousing, distribution and agency. Steven is also leading a team dealing with aviation related accidents at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Steven was admitted to The Netherlands Bar in 2001.

Among his clients are commodities trading houses, oil and chemical companies, exporters, importers, sales agents, insurance companies and logistics services providers (including airlines, airport ground services and cargo handling providers, forwarders etc.).

Steven provides (strategic) advice to clients on a range of commercial matters, including those in which disputes are anticipated.

Steven regularly publishes on commercial and transport law related topics; he has published in the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Handelsrecht (‘NTHR’; Dutch Commercial Law Journal) on issues in respect of private international law (conflict law). Steven is a lecturer at the Dutch Grain Course of the Royal Dutch Grain and Feed Trade Association. He is a member of the Dutch Incoterms 2020 working group of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Steven is also a member of the Dutch Association for Transport Law (‘NVV’), the Association for Distribution, Franchise and Agency Law (‘DFA’), the Club Oils & Fats (the Netherlands) and the Dutch Association for Food Law (‘NVLR’).