JahaeRaymakers is the leading niche firm in Amsterdam which first of all firms took a broader approach of white collar crime, understanding the need for both a more proactive and international approach in a time that an article in the newspaper about suspicions at this moment causes perhaps more damage that a court judgement years later. Our focus is on integrity (issues) and the angles of risks, reputations and sanctions. We offer groundbreaking solutions for integrity issues. We control the risks, manage reputations at stake and defend against imminent damage and sanctions. We do this with a dedicated specialised team and often in (international) collaborations.

Our story starts in 2015. Han Jahae, Carel Raymakers (previously Boekel/ Dentons), Jurjan Geertsma (previously Boekel/ Dentons) and Thom Dieben find common ground in their ambitions in the field of economic and international sanctions law and in risk and reputation issues. Dian Brouwer (previously SVS Advocates, CMS Derks Star Busmann) and Cathalijne van der Plas (previously Florent), who also have a long track record in the field, join the partnership in 2019 and 2020 respectively. In 2022 Susanne van Breukelen joined the partnership (previously Boekel, DLA, Loyens&Loeff). Han and Dian have been very active members (Han former chair) of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA), Cathalijne van der Plas has been a member of ICC’s Fraudnet and now participates in the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators and is co-chair of the Asset Recovery Chamber of the Institute for Financial Crime (IFFC), Jurjan is a board member of the Amsterdam Bar Association and has been an active member of ICC’s Anti-Corruption & Corporate Responsibility commission (ICC) in the Netherlands.

Uncompromising quality is our starting point. Innovative, creative solutions and maximum value for clients are our goal. We recognise passion for the profession, we appreciate each other’s originality and creativity and share a love of Tintin, football and Monty Python. This has turned out to be an excellent basis: our firm is growing.

Our practice

We are specialized in cases of:

• Anti-money laundering compliance
• Anti-corruption and bribery compliance
• Business & Human Rights compliance
• Civil fraud
• Cross border investigations
• Cross border asset recovery
• Criminal procedures
• Disciplinary proceedings for legal, financial professionals
• Extradition & Enforcement
• International & European law procedures (Court of Justice Luxembourg; ECHR)
• Risk and reputation management
• Trade sanctions
• White collar crime defenceOur team