You are CEO of a listed company. During a board you learn that your employees may be guilty of committing illegal acts within the framework of their job. An internal investigation is necessary...Who are you going to call?You have recently been appointed as managing director. Your secretary calls with the message that thirty officers from the Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service and Economic Investigation Service (FIOD) have announced themselves at the front desk and they want to seize all the company's financial statements and accounting...Who are you going to call?Your are head of the legal department of a financial services company and are considering launching a new financial product. You want reliable advice about the possible legal complications...Who are you going to call?You are interim-manager at an ailing company that you led to a restart. The Fiscal Intelligence and investigation Service and Economic Investigation Service (FIOD) suddenly arrest you on suspicion of bankruptcy fraud...Who are you going to call?You are head of environmental affairs for a large refinery. You learn that employees have illegal dumped dangerous waste. The environmental inspectorate calls with the message that they want to question several of your employees...Who are you going to call?You are financial director of an internationally operating bank. The Public Prosecution Service suddenly arrests a number of clients on suspicion of fraud. Your bank appears to have facilitated several dubious transactions...Who are you going to call?

Criminal Defence lawyers

De Roos & Pen Law Firm was established in 1984 and is consequently one of the oldest criminal law firms in the Netherlands. The office is located in the centre of Amsterdam on the Keizersgracht.

Additionally, lawyers from De Roos & Pen conduct internal investigations, mainly on behalf of the financial sector, and offer advice about compliance and corporate governance.

Yet De Roos & Pen has never forgotten its social roots. The office expanded in the 1980’s when it made its name supporting squatters, among others. As a result of its history, the general criminal practice has never lost its place at the heart of the office.

 

De Roos & Pen still frequently assists clients in cases of money laundering, drugs and/or cases involving violence.

Thanks to the scale of the office – De Roos & Pen is regarded as a (medium) large criminal law office – the office is always ready to put together a reliable team of lawyers for every acute criminal law problem.

 

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