Rutger Doorduyn
Biography
Rutger Doorduyn is a senior associate within the Amsterdam Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Rutger holds a master's degree from the University of Groningen (2017). He was sworn in and registered at the Dutch Bar Association in 2018 and completed the Grotius postgraduate specialization in Corporate Litigation in 2023. Since joining Baker McKenzie, he has also gained valuable experience through a secondment at Shell and a rotation in the Private Equity & M&A team in Amsterdam.
Practice Focus
Rutger's expertise spans both domestic and international commercial and corporate disputes. He is particularly focused on governance issues, shareholder litigation, director 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 ample experience assisting with product safety and liability matters, as well as EU and global product recalls. He regularly publishes and speaks on corporate law, corporate litigation and international product topics.
Rutger is registered in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister) with general practice and civil law as his principal and secondary fields. According to this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered legal practice area to meet the standards established by the Netherlands Bar.
Representative Legal Matters
- Represented Arrow in Enterprise Chambers proceedings regarding Avelabs (shareholder dispute)
- Represented TRG in Enterprise Chambers proceedings regarding Amethyst (shareholder dispute)
- Represented Xeikon in Enterprise Chamber proceedings regarding Xeikon (shareholder dispute)
- Represented Goudse Schadeverzekeringen in Enterprise Chamber proceedings regarding SRK (governance dispute)
- Represented Sportlink in Enterprise Chamber proceedings regarding Sportlink (governance dispute)
- Represented Relesys in Enterprise Chamber proceedings regarding Relesys (shareholder dispute)
- Represented Subway in a matter related to termination of a distribution agreement and validity of an arbitration clause
- Represented and advised a real estate investor in Dutch WHOA proceedings
- Assisted Hunter Douglas Europe with a broad range of disputes, including litigation and advisory work on multiple individual matters related to distribution, agency and commercial contracts, and product liability
- Co-led an internal investigation into bribery allegations in the Indian subsidiary of a leading multinational in the packaging industry
- Co-led the wind-down of a major chemical plant, strategic advice and termination of various construction related agreements
- Assisted and represented Takenaka in various conflicts and construction-related proceedings
Professional Honors
- Listed as a "key lawyer" in EMEA Legal 500, 2025
- “Kroes and Oosterhoff are supported by a strong team of disputes-focused associates, including Sjef Janssen, Joris Oudelaar and Rutger Doorduyn.”
- “Itse Oosterhoff and associates Rutger Doorduyn, Joris Oudelaar and Sjef Janssen never drop the ball."
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Vereniging Corporate Litigation (VCL)
- Dutch & Japanese Trade Federation (DUJAT)
- Dutch Bar Association (Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten; NOvA)
Admissions
- Amsterdam~The Netherlands (2018)
Education
- Grotius Academie (Postgraduate Specialization on Corporate Litigation) (2023)
- University of Groningen (Corporate Law, LLM) (2017)
Languages
- Dutch
- English
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