Steven J.A. van Dam, LLM, obtained his Master’s degree at the University of Leiden and worked as a researcher and advisor at the COT Institute for Safety Security and Crisis Management in The Hague, Netherlands which is presently an AON company. Among other publications, Steven is a co-author of the book Crisis in Nederland which was published by Kluwer in 2011.

Steven joined Margetson Lawyers in 2014 and works primarily on cases of international private law, maritime law and commercial law with a major focus on the offshore oil and gas industry, both in litigation and dispute resolution. Since joining Margetson Lawyers Steven has continuously been involved in various LMAA arbitrations in London and other litigation whereby he has been working closely together with technical experts. Steven also handles non-contentious / contracting work.