Rufus Abeln

Rufus Abeln acts for clients in corporate and commercial disputes, both in (international) arbitration and in litigation before courts. He has vast experience representing clients in complex disputes arising from corporate transactions and international business.

He often acts as counsel in M&A disputes and joint venture/shareholder disputes, Enterprise Chamber proceedings, and matters on corporate fraud and director’s liability. Rufus also has extensive experience in (international) arbitration on corporate matters, commercial contracts and investments, as well as in related court proceedings, annulment and enforcement actions.

Rufus has represented clients that are active in various industries and include (multinational) corporates, private equity firms, investors and entrepreneurs, as well as executive and non-executive directors.

Rufus also sits as abitrator in (international) arbitrations.

Prior to joining Lemstra Van der Korst, Rufus was a partner at a disputes firm in Amsterdam for 5 years and before that was with De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in Amsterdam and Singapore.

Rufus is an Executive Board Member of the Dutch Arbitration Association. He is also a Member of the Corporate Litigation Association (Vereniging Corporate Litigation).