Marike Bakker
NautaDutilhNautaDutilh's Amsterdam-based team excels in representing clients in corporate crime litigation and criminal investigations. The group has extensive expertise in assisting with all stages of criminal proceedings and have appeared before multiple court levels, including the Dutch Supreme Court. The client base includes financial institutions and accountants. The team's workload includes advising on anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, sanctions, sensitive investigations and out of court settlements. Practice head Marike Bakker is well versed in representing corporations, board members and senior executives in litigation and enforcement matters. Léon Wijsman specialises in tax litigation, while Simone Honig focuses on financial criminal law and compliance issues. Francien Rense left the firm in August 2024.
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‘We work together with Marike Bakker, Saskia Nuijten and Simone Honig. What makes our collaboration strong is their knowledge, their experience and their contacts. Especially in research and proceedings, they are very helpful and provide practical advice.’
‘Marike Bakker is herself always very well informed. Saskia Nuijten knows how the regulators work and think, so that we can choose the best strategy. Simone Honig is good at research.’
‘Strategy and tactics are balanced.’
‘The NautaDutilh team is well balanced and very capable of carrying out corporate investigations. Some of the lawyers of the team have a truly criminal defence DNA which helps to understand the dynamics of criminal investigations. ’
‘Marike Bakker stands out as a very knowledgeable and strongly engaged partner of NautaDutilh's fraud and white-collar crime practice. She is well equipped to manage corporate investigations. She is one of the leading ladies of corporate criminal defense.'
‘One of the leading financial crime departments in the Netherlands. ’
‘I have worked with Marike Bakker and Simone Honig for several years. Marike is a noted presence in the market with a lot of experience. Simone is a competent professional well-versed in financial crime.’
Key clients
- Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.
- Shell
- Nam (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij)
- Payvision (ING)
- Deutsche Bank
- Nobian
- KPMG
- Deloitte
- EY
- PWC
- ASR
- Achmea
- Nouryon
- Chevron
- AJAX
- BDO
- Gemeente Amsterdam
- Ministerie van Financiën (Dutch Ministry of Finance)
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Work highlights
- Acted for Rabobank in a highly publicized criminal investigation into alleged violations of Dutch anti-money laundering legislation.
- Represented three Dutch Big 5 accounting firms in an investigation into alleged cheating on exams in the firms.
- Represented Shell in an international investigation into alleged cross-border foreign bribery issues.
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Marike Bakker