Ruud Hermans heads De Brauw´s corporate litigation practice. He specialises in corporate litigation, securities litigation, commercial litigation, Supreme Court litigation and arbitration. Ruud has more than 20 years experience in complex multi-party and cross-border litigation.

Ruud regularly represents companies in inquiry proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal. These proceedings are often used to settle corporate governance disputes and takeover battles. In these proceedings, Ruud works closely with De Brauw’s Corporate and M&A practices as well as international law firms.

Recent work includes representing:

• a multinational retail company in a securities litigation case
• an international insurance company in a corporate governance dispute
• a Dutch financial institution before the Netherlands Supreme Court in a mass litigation dispute
• an international consortium of three banks in a hostile takeover dispute
• an East European state enterprise before the European Court of Human Rights.

Ruud served on De Brauw´s managing committee as practice head for the litigation practice from 2001 to 2005. He regularly publishes on procedural law and corporate litigation.