Ruud Hermans specialises in Litigation/Arbitration and Restructuring/Insolvency. He heads De Brauw´s corporate litigation practice. Ruud’s litigation work includes corporate litigation, securities litigation, commercial litigation, Supreme Court litigation and arbitration. He has more than 25 years experience in complex multi-party and cross-border litigation.

Ruud regularly represents multinational 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.

Ruud has advised several multinational companies on restructuring related issues.

Recent work includes advising/representing

• a Dutch industrial group with subsidiaries in several countries on a restructuring through Chapter 11 proceedings
• a multinational technological company in an exchange offer for unsecured and secured notes at a considerable discount
• 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. He is listed as a leading individual for Dispute Resolution in the Chambers Guides.

Chambers says that Ruud is 'a natural choice for referrals in case of a conflict of interest.'