Joeri Klein
Head of Investment Recovery & General Counsel Netherlands
About
Joeri Klein is the Head of Investment Recovery & General Counsel Netherlands. He joined Deminor in September 2009 and has played a key role in developing the firm’s litigation funding activities. He specialises in large-scale collective actions for investors and victims of competition law infringements. Joeri has been closely involved in several landmark settlements, including Imtech, Fortis/Ageas, Steinhoff and OW Bunker. He also leads Deminor’s Madoff Victim Fund claim filing project and is active in cross-border cases such as Danske Bank, the Royal Dutch Philips case and the Trucks Cartel litigation.
Main tasks
- Responsible for the Dutch market.
- Co-Head for group-wide investment recovery cases.
- Head of research for Dutch collective proceedings and settlements..
Education
- Grotius Academy Securities Law 2013.
- Degree in Company Law, Leiden University, Leiden (2010).
- Degree in Civil Law, Leiden University, Leiden (2009).
Deminor articles
- February 2025 - article - Triodos Bank reaches settlement with dissatisfied investors, but its challenges are far from over
- January 2025 - article - Class Actions & Investor Litigation December 2024
Publications
- WAMCA Whitepaper 2022, 2023 and 2024
- Tendensen in het Bedrijfsrecht, Collectieve dadingen in het Belgische en Nederlandse recht, Groupe De Boeck NV/SA, Brussel 2011, J.A. Klein & C. Demoulin.
- Class actions, Class actions à la belge, opt-outs en collectieve acties, Intersentia Antwerpen – Cambridge, C. Demoulin & J. Klein.
Additional information
- Languages: native Dutch speaker, fluent in English.
Blogs & Podcasts
- November 2025: Dutch Lower Court rejects claims in Triodos litigation
- October 2025: SEC Policy Shift on Mandatory Arbitration in IPOs: What It Could Mean for Investor Recoveries
- September 2025: WAMCA Setback in Stellantis Mirrors Earlier Airbus Dismissal - Another Blow for Dutch Opt-Out Securities Actions
- July 2025: Madoff Victim Fund nears closing its final payout with a 93.71% recovery rate
- June 2025: Five Years of WAMCA: A Fourth Quantitative Analysis (Podcast Edition)
- February 2025: SEC Tightens Control Over Shareholder Proposals Amid Policy Shifts
- February 2025: Triodos Bank reaches settlement with dissatisfied investors, but its challenges are far from over
- January 2025: Class Actions & Investor Litigation December 2024
- October 2024: Proceedings on behalf of shareholders against Petrobras in the Netherlands dismissed
- October 2024: EU Mapping Study on Third-Party Litigation Funding
- July 2024: Four years of WAMCA: A Third Quantitative Analysis
- February 2024: Madoff Victim Fund brings victims of Madoff fraud to a total recovery of 91% on fraud loss
