Paul Brouwer

Paul is a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration section and has extensive experience in national and international commercial disputes.
Paul advises and litigates for leading retailers, e-commerce companies, construction companies, real estate investors, financial institutions and a wide variety of companies in different sectors. Paul chairs the disciplinary committee of the Dutch Tour Cycling Union. He is also a member of the disciplinary committee of the KNVB.
Before joining Osborne Clarke in 2014, Paul worked as an associate with Baker McKenzie in the litigation and arbitration department in Amsterdam. He studied law in Amsterdam and Stellenbosch.
Paul has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):
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.
'Paul is very approachable and communicates well – he is focused and to the point, keeping calls short and delivering on time.’
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