Rufus Abeln

Rufus acts for clients in corporate and commercial disputes, both in (international) arbitration and litigation before civil courts.

He often acts as counsel in M&A disputes and joint venture disputes, Enterprise Chamber proceedings, and matters on corporate fraud, director’s liability, shareholder claims and class actions. Rufus also has extensive experience in national and international arbitration proceedings regarding commercial contracts and investments, as well as in courts proceedings related to arbitration.

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

Before joining Ysquare in 2019, Rufus was part of the corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration departments of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek for over 7 years, and in 2018 and 2019 he was based in Singapore acting for clients on international disputes.