Steven R. Schuit
Steven R. Schuit (born Haarlem, 9 October 1942) is a Dutch law professor and a former practicing lawyer and partner at Allen & Overy. He currently teaching at Nyenrode Business University in the executive education programs concerning corporate governance. He is also a member of the board of several companies and institutions.
Biography
Professor Steven R. Schuit retired as partner of Allen & Overy, a global law firm, in 2015.. This allowed him to serve on the board of directors of several companies and institutions. As a lawyer he represented from 1975 onwards corporate clients in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity transactions and public offerings. He has assisted in transactions in a variety of countries in Europe and Asia, in the United States, Australia and in several African countries. From 1980 through 1990 he was the resident partner of his law firm in New York City. As from 1998 until 2012 he was a part-time professor at the Law Faculty of Utrecht University, teaching International Commercial and Financial Law. From 2007 onwards he is also professor of Nyenrode Business Universiteit, teaching Corporate Governance and Responsibility in executive programs.
Mr. Schuit published various professional books and articles.
Bibliography
- "Dutch Business Law", editor in chief, loose leaf publication (1989) (ISBN 9065449744) (ISBN 978-9065449740) (Kluwer Academic Publishers Group)
- "M&A in The Netherlands, co-author (1996) (ISBN 9041103198) (Kluwer Academic Publishers Group)
- "Corporate Law and Practice of the Netherlands" (2002) (ISBN 904111906X) (ISBN 978-9041119063) (Kluwer Academic Publishers Group)
- The Chairman makes or breaks the Board (ISBN 9789051797251)
- Handboek Voorzitter (Manual for the Chairman) (2017) (ISBN 9789490463502) (Mediawerf Uitgevers)