Sjöcrona van Stigt

Business crime and Criminal law defense

Partner

In his nationwide law practice, Boudewijn handles major fraud and environmental crime cases, as well as lawsuits resulting from large incidents in the industry and commercial and industrial construction. Besides that he is one of the leading specialists in medical criminal law and as such advises and defends medical professionals and hospitals, amongst which are three of the major hospitals in the country. He often acts as coordinating counsel and the central point of contact for clients, leading a team of lawyers. Because of his criminal expertise he is also involved as co-counsel in competition law cases.

Among his clientele are many waste processing companies and construction companies. Over the past years, he has successfully defended various large companies in well-known crime cases such as the bunker oil cases in the port of Rotterdam, the national Construction Industry Fraud case, the collapsed balcony case in Maastricht and the fire at a waste processing plant in Drachten. For many years he is defending police officers in shooting and arrest incidents. On several occasions, he was part of an international legal team, defending foreign companies with interests in the Netherlands. Currently he is one of the leading counsels in the MH17 case.  Because Boudewijn is fluent in Spanish, he is often involved in cases on Spanish soil where Dutch legal interests are in play.

Following his graduation in 1986 he worked for a year at a multinational in Madrid. In 1987 he was admitted to the bar and joined the firm currently known as Nauta Dutilh. In 1992, Boudewijn was one of the founders of Sjocrona Van Stigt, where he became partner in 1994. Between 2001 and 2006, he was a member of the supervisory board of the Rotterdam Bar Association. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Criminal Defence Counsel.

As of 2016 Boudewijn is making professional documentary films. His debutfilm has recently been screened in cinema.

Dutch, English, Spanish

NVSA (Dutch Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)

1981-1986 University of Leiden, master degree in commercial law1991-1992 Post academic degree in criminal law

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