Serious Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Defence

OVERVIEW

MR. BAS A.S. VAN LEEUWEN (LL.M., ESQ.), criminal defence lawyer, assists your (corporate) organization with criminal mattersadministrative supervision and enforcement cases, and internal and external investigations. There are various authorities which your (corporate) organization may be dealing with, depending on the type of your (corporate) organization and the services you provide. It is very important to obtain immediate clarity about the nature of the investigation because the rules may differ from one authority to another. Some examples: (a) Criminal authorities, such as the Tax Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) and the Public Prosecution Service (OM) in criminal or tax investigations; (b) Financial regulators, such as the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) and the Dutch Financial Markets Authority (AFM) for supervised institutions; (c) Competition law authorities such as the European Commission or the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) for investigations into market power and cartels; (d) Other inspection services, such as the Social Affairs and Employment Inspectorate (Inspectorate SZW), Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), Dutch Transport Inspectorate (ILT), Regional Environmental Services, and the Dutch Data Protection Authority.

 

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