Rutger Doorduyn
Biography
Rutger Doorduyn is a senior associate within the Amsterdam Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Baker McKenzie. Rutger studied at the University of Groningen where he obtained a master’s degree in corporate law in 2017. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2018 and is admitted to the Amsterdam Bar. Rutger gained additional experience during his secondment at Shell as well as a short-term rotation in the Baker McKenzie Private Equity & M&A Practice Group in Amsterdam. Rutger completed the postgraduate specialisation course Grotius Corporate Litigation in 2023.
Practice Focus
Rutger's expertise spans both domestic and international commercial and corporate disputes. He is particularly focused on governance issues, shareholder litigation, directors' liability disputes, and enquiry proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal. Rutger's practice also extends to post M&A disputes, intricate matters in restructuring and insolvency, and complex construction-related commercial and corporate law issues.
Rutger has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):
- General practice
- Civil law
Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Dutch Bar Association (Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten)
- Amsterdam Young Bar Association (Stichting Jonge Balie)
- Association for Corporate Litigation (De Vereniging Corporate Litigation)
- Association for Young Litigation Lawyers (Vereniging Jonge Proces advocaten)
- Dutch Association for Procedural Law (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Procesrecht)
Admissions
- Amsterdam~The Netherlands (2018)
Education
- Grotius Academie (Corporate Litigation, postgraduate specialisation course) (2023)
- University of Groningen (Corporate Law, LLM) (2017)
Languages
- Dutch
- English