Paul has been head of De Brauw's Corporate M&A practice for many years. He has a well-established international corporate practice, representing listed companies, large multinationals and private equity firms, focusing on complex matters and strategic issues. He has handled a wide range of Dutch and cross-border public takeovers, private acquisitions and disposals, auctions and joint ventures, both in the Netherlands and elsewhere. Paul frequently advises on corporate governance aspects and shareholder activism. Paul is an experienced board room advisor and has acted as arbitrator in numerous ICC, AAA and NAI arbitrations. Paul is a trusted advisor to many of De Brauw's clients. Paul has been nominated for ‘Best M&A lawyer of the Netherlands’ several times. Paul’s recent work includes advising:
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“Praised for his scope and his good client handling and M&A skills”
Profession
Advocaat, admitted to the bar in the Netherlands in 1983, admitted to the New York Bar in 1983 and the California Bar in 1987
Languages
Dutch, English
Education
University of Leiden
Columbia University New York (LL.M)
Additional positions
Regular speaker and panellist at legal conferences and seminars
Member and past chair Law Firm Management Committee Strategy and Finance Working Group of the International Bar Association
Member Legal Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands
Included on the International Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association
Included on the list of arbitrators of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute
Member of the faculty of the Amsterdam Institute of Finance
5 April 2022
31 December 2021
19 November 2021
19 July 2021
10 March 2020
4 January 2022
15 September 2021
9 July 2021
29 January 2021
12 October 2020