About
The firm: JahaeRaymakers was established in 2015 by Carel Raymakers Jurjan Geertsma, Thom Dieben and Han Jahae. They find common ground in their ambitions in the field of economic and international sanctions law and in risk and reputation issues. Dian Brouwer (litigation and investigation) and Cathalijne van der Plas (asset tracing and recovery) join the partnership in 2019 and 2020 respectively. In 2022 Susanne van Breukelen (corporate criminal law) joined the partnership. Areas of practice: JahaeRaymakers is a leading niche firm, specialising in the law of economic sanctions and the international law of sanctions, as well as risk and reputation issues. Its lawyers act as trusted advisors for a wide range of public authorities, (listed) companies, museums and their directors, and high-profile and other private individuals. They have detailed knowledge, a wealth of experience and an excellent international network. Trust, discretion, quality and tenacity are paramount in the often precarious and sensitive cases handled by JahaeRaymakers. The firm’s aim is to achieve adequate solutions for every issue. It is down-to-earth, creative and open-minded. Wherever possible their lawyers act before problems reveal themselves, preferably in the background and out of court. If necessary, the firm fights in court to the limit for each client. Each lawyer or employee within the firm puts his or her own special expertise at the service of specific issues and problems of our clients. They do this as a team. The cooperation between them is extremely close and that with (international) external lawyers and experts excellent. ### Languages - Dutch - English - French - German ### Memberships - Nextlaw Global Referral Network ### Staffing Figures - 10 Number of lawyers
Office locations
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
JahaeRaymakers Mondriaantoren Amstelplein 40 1096 Bc Amsterdam Amsterdam Netherlands
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Carel Raymakers
Advisor at JahaeRaymakers · Criminal Law
Cathalijne van der Plas
Partner at JahaeRaymakers. Cathalijne conducts an international practice that consists for the main part of international judgement enforcement and civil asset tracing & recovery, with an accent to financial crime matters. In addition, because of her special expertise on private international law, Cathalijne van der Plas is frequently called in as ‘lawyer’s lawyer’ by fellow professionals in order to render opinions or give advice on complex issues concerning the international jurisdiction of courts, the applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions or arbitral awards. She has a unique knowledge of the intersections of private international law, public international law and international sanctions law, with regard to among other things supermandatory rules and immunity from jurisdiction and from execution. · Asset Recovery
Dian Brouwer
Partner at JahaeRaymakers. Dian advises and represents companies, institutions and individuals involved as defendants, witnesses or victims in white collar cases. · White Collar Crime
Han Jahae
Partner at JahaeRaymakers. Practice areas: (cross-border) corporate/ white collar crime, European and International criminal law, Asset Tracing & Recovery, Financial criminal law, Regulatory compliance. Specialized in out of court settlements. · Corporate / White Collar Crime
Jurjan Geertsma
Partner at JahaeRaymakers. Practice areas: (cross-border) corporate/ white collar crime, Asset Tracing & Recovery, Internal Investigations, Regulatory Compliance and Reputational Issues Specialized in disciplinary law, the law of sanctions and the reputational issues involved. · Corporate / M&A
Luca van der Hoeven
Luca specializes in sanctions law, compliance in the field of anti-corruption and anti-money laundering legislation and (international) financial-economic criminal law. · Sanctions
Oscar Pluimer
Attorney-at-law at JahaeRaymakers. Oscar Pluimer advises and provides legal assistance to companies, (financial) institutions, independent professionals, directors and other individuals in every aspect of financial/economic and tax sanctions law. · Sanctions
Susanne van Breukelen
Attorney-at-law, partner. Susanne assists companies and senior management in complex criminal investigations and proceedings. She also advises on integrity and compliance issues, for example in the field of anti-money laundering and anti-corruption. Susanne is a corporate advisor with extensive knowledge and broad experience and is therefore, like no other, able to understand the needs of clients. She advocates a proactive and multidisciplinary approach, aimed at solving problems, preventing their occurrence in the future and managing risks. · White-Collar Crime
Thom Dieben
Partner at JahaeRaymakers. Practice areas: (cross-border) corporate/ white collar crime, complaint procedures before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the United Nations Human Rights Committee, international mutual legal assistance procedures (e.g. extradition and European Arrest Warrant (EAW) cases) Specialized in appeal proceedings before the Dutch Supreme Court. · White Collar Crime