Frans Ruijs is a member of NautaDutilh's Corporate M&A department. He specializes in corporate law and advises Dutch and international clients on national and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He also advises in relation to general contractual and commercial issues as well as corporate governance matters.

Frans previously worked in the Banking & Finance practice. He advised banks, financial institutions and corporate clients in domestic and international financing transactions.

Frans studied business law at Tilburg University and Tsinghua University (China), before obtaining a master's degree in Law & Finance from the University of Amsterdam in 2019. He joined the London office of NautaDutilh the same year. Frans is admitted to the Amsterdam Bar.