Mr Frits Schneider > AKD > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
AKD Offices
PO BOX 59280
1040 KG AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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Mr Frits Schneider
Work Department
White collar crime / Compliance & Integrity
Position
Partner
Career
Frits Schneider is a lawyer and partner at AKD who specialises in financial and economic criminal law, with a particular emphasis on corporate, environmental and medical criminal law and cybercrime. He has very broad experience, not only with corruption investigations and leading the defence in high-profile corruption cases, but also in criminal cases resulting from serious disasters.
Frits’ has a considerable reputation and substantial expertise in fraud cases. He has 18 years of managerial experience within specialist investigation units and more than 26 years of experience as an investigative lawyer. What is more he has been a deputy judge criminal cases since 2003.
His clients are (inter)national companies, government organisations and their directors. They appreciate his capacity to supervise complex and lengthy criminal cases and his ability to prepare each necessary step along the way with great precision.
Frits also works on internal investigations pertaining to large fraud and bribery cases and advises on the liability of directors and supervisory directors.
According to The Legal 500: ‘Clients identify Frits as an outstanding criminal lawyer. “Frits Schneider is one of the best in his generation.”, said one’ while another client said “Frits Schneider has been around for a long time. He knows how to handle a complex case and has a very strong and solid character. He is not easily impressed by the other side and always does what he deems to be in the best interest of the client.”
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Fraud and white-collar crime
(Leading individuals)AKD is home to a ‘thoroughly efficient’ corporate criminal law team that advises on all aspects of white-collar crime, including corporate investigations, international sanctions, severe health and safety violations, and export controls. In addition to this, the firm regularly advises on money laundering, bribery, and cybercrime. Vincent de Bruijn is ‘an exceptional legal mind’ who often acts for business service providers as well as international engineering and transport companies. Heading the practice alongside him is Frits Schneider, who specialises in financial and economic criminal law; he is recommended for fraud cases and has great capabilities with handling lengthy criminal matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Netherlands > Fraud and white-collar crime
- Fraud and white-collar crime Netherlands
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution: class actions
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
- Private equity
- Project finance and PFI
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Employment
- Energy
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Tax