Robbert de Bree

Robbert has a broad practice in white collar defence, in which he deals in particular with:

* Economic criminal cases and environmental criminal cases (including industrial incidents)

* International fraud and corruption cases

* Antitrust sanctions

* Specialised litigation such as those before the Dutch Supreme Court, European Court of Justice in Luxemburg and Human Rights Court in Strasbourg

* Civil fraud cases

* Sanctions procedures at multilateral banks, such as the World Bank

* Assistance to companies in the framework of signals of fraud in the framework of annual accounts auditing

* Procedures as regards the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

* He is also involved in international criminal law and is admitted as counsel to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Robbert, moreover, has vast experience in the setting up, the enhancement of and the keeping effective of corporate compliance programmes, especially in the fields of anti-corruption, antitrust and international sanctions, for companies active in and outside the Netherlands.

A particular aspect of his practice is the emphasis on legally, strategically and technically complex transnational litigation.

With well over two decades of practice experience in the most topical matters and mandates, Robbert is highly esteemed as boardroom interlocutor and courtroom lawyer.