Mrs Vanessa Liem > Van Doorne > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Van Doorne
JACHTHAVENWEG 121
1081 KM AMSTERDAM
PO BOX 75265, 1070 AG AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
Vanessa Liem photo

Work Department

Criminal Defense & Investigations

Position

Vanessa is part of the Criminal Defense, Investigations & Business Conduct Team. She focuses on criminal and regulatory enforcement, investigations and business conduct.

Career

Vanessa has broad and longstanding experience in cross-border investigations and enforcement by various regulatory bodies. She is solution orientated and provides substantive and strategic advice to board and management and works closely with the various expert teams within our firm, as well as with external experts. Her areas of expertise include financial economic crime, fraud, bribery and corruption, work place environment, integrity and whistleblowing matters.

Having worked as in-house legal counsel she helps clients to strengthen their business conduct programs and advices on internal policies and procedures, including speak up. Driven by personal experience, she has an additional focus on the healthcare and education sectors, non-for-profit and on the (semi) public domain. She is one of Van Doorne’s lead partners on ESG.

The combination of her experiences make Vanessa a unique lawyer and trusted advisor who well understands the dynamics in the various fields, knows how to deal with stakeholders in sensitive matters and is able to look further than the mere legal issue.

She is founder of a foundation for complex care (2CU) and chairs the supervisory board of the Jeroen Pit Huis.

Languages

English and Dutch

Memberships

Vanessa is actively involved in social initiatives in the healthcare sector and holds several positions. She is the founder of the Complex Care United Foundation (2CU, “to see you”) and member of the independent working group ‘Wij zien je Wel’, commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. She also is member of the editorial staff of the Magazine Bijzonder Strafrecht & Handhaving (“Corporate Criminal Law & Enforcement”).

Education

Vanessa studied tax law and criminal tax law at the University of Leiden.

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Fraud and white-collar crime

Van Doorne‘s strong practice is well regarded for advising on a broad range of complex matters, including internal investigations, anti-money laundering, sanctions, fraud, bribery and environmental criminal matters. Vanessa Liem is very experienced in handling sensitive investigations and enforcement matters, often spanning multiple jurisdictions, which are also prominent in Neyah van der Aa‘s workload. Jan Leliveld is a name to note for fraud and bribery cases, sanctions and environmental criminal law issues. The trio co-head the department.