The lawyers of van Ardenne & Crince le Roy offer leading specialists in the fields of administrative law, criminal law, sanctions- and disciplinary law and (governmental) liability law. A comprehensive introduction.

Robert Crince le Roy
Robert has an extensive advisory- and litigation practice with apparent complex administrative relations and interests. Robert is interested in the role of the government in legal affairs, both from an administrative and a civil law perspective.
The field of law in which public and private law come together, also has his interest. Together with Remko Wijling and Samantha Bilgi, Robert also provides assistance in (internal) investigations.
Amongst his clients are governments, semi-governments, institutions, enterprises and individuals.
Robert was President of the Rotterdam Bar Association from 2009 until 2011. Hence disciplinary law also has his interest. Robert has been appointed Dean of the Netherlands Bar Association since the 1st of January 2022.
Robert is a member of the Association for Practitioners of Environmental Law and the Association for Practitioners of Construction Law.
r.crinceleroy@vanardenne-crinceleroy.nl
+31 (0)10 7410650
+31 (0)6 51528320
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Frank van Ardenne
Frank is specialized in criminal law and law enforcement. His practice is mainly focussed on corporate criminal law. He represents both enterprises and individuals suspected of criminal offences such as (bankruptcy) fraud, money laundering, bribery, forgery, corruption, industrial accidents and environmental crimes. Frank has often been approached to assist in financial criminal cases and calamities in the harbour industry and construction industry.
Frank has been an active member of the Dutch Bar Association. Hence Frank also has knowledge and experience in the field of disciplinary procedures. Frank has assisted lawyers, civil-law notaries, tax-consultants and accountants.
Other than criminal and disciplinary proceedings, Frank is also interested in compliance, crisis management and media training.
Frank is a member of the Dutch Bar Association for Criminal Lawyers and the Dutch Bar Association for Disciplinary Lawyers.
f.vanardenne@vanardenne-crinceleroy.nl
+31 (0)10 7410650
+31 (0)6 20430213
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Remko Wijling
Remko has an extensive administrative advisory- and litigation practice. His particular area of interest is the government in its enforcing capacity and the impact this has on enterprises, institutions and private individuals as well as the significant interests at stake.
Remko has often provided assistance in the field of administrative fines, administrative enforcement and -supervision, permit application procedures, site allocation plans and environmental issues. Together with Robert Crince le Roy and Samantha Bilgi, Remko also provides assistance in (internal) investigations.
Amongst his clients are governments, semi-governments, institutions, enterprises and individuals.
Remko is also a deputy judge in administrative cases at the District Court in The Hague. Remko frequently gives lectures on topics that arise from his practice. Remko has been Chairman of the Committee of Appeal of the Netherlands Handball Association.
r.wijling@vanardenne-crinceleroy.nl
+31 (0)10 7410650
+31 (0)6 19637912
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Samantha Bilgi
Samantha is specialized in criminal law and law enforcement. She assists enterprises and their employees suspected of offences such as money laundering, bribery, forgery and other economic crimes. Samantha often assists legal entities concerned with industrial accidents.
Furthermore, Samantha is interested in the Dutch Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act. She advises enterprises on their duties based on this Act and on their position towards their bank and accountant. Together with Robert Crince le Roy and Remko Wijling, she also provides assistance in (internal) investigations.
Samantha has also been approached to assist lawyers, civil-law notaries, tax-consultants, accountants, and shipmen against whom a disciplinary complaint has been filed.
Samantha often writes columns for legal journals and gives lectures on topics that arise from her practice.
s.bilgi@vanardenne-crinceleroy.nl
+31 (0)10 7410650
+31 (0)6 83660169
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Olga de Vries
Olga is interested in the role of the government in legal affairs, in particular the way in which the government shares information (Public Access to Government Information Act). As a former lawyer at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports, she gained extensive experience in this field.
Olga is also interested in the tension between industrial activities and the environment, for example issues involving Poly- and Perfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) and Nitrogen emission. Olga provides legal assistance in this field and gives lectures on this topic.
Olga assists both governments as well as individuals in administrative and environmental cases.
o.devries@vanardenne-crinceleroy.nl
+31 (0)10 7410650
+31 (0)6 12030687
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Laura Hinrichs
Laura is specialized in criminal law and law enforcement. After the honours bachelor programme Utrecht Law College at Utrecht University, she graduated in Criminal Law at Utrecht University and in Forensics, Criminology and Criminal Justice at Maastricht University. In Utrecht, Laura participated in the honours master programme. In addition to her studies, Laura has done internships at leading law firms and at the Public Prosecution Office. Laura has worked as a volunteer to provide legal advice to detainees and as a judge’s clerk at the District Court of Utrecht in criminal cases. Laura has also conducted research on a Cold Case at Maastricht University. Laura was one of the authors of the Dutch report on the implementation of the Victims Directive (2012/29/ EU) in the context of the European project ‘Vociare’.
Laura has gained experience in a wide variety of criminal cases and is familiar with the Economic Offenses Act (WED), the General State Taxes Act (Awr) and the Financial Supervision Act (Wft). Next to her assistance at Van Ardenne & Crince le Roy Advocaten, Laura is also a member of the Executive Board of the Young Bar Association.
l.hinrichs@vanardenne-crinceleroy.nl
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Casper Jongsma
Casper has gained over twenty years of experience as a criminal defence lawyer. Due to illness, Casper had to decide to discontinue his practice. At Van Ardenne & Crince le Roy Advocaten, Casper is working towards his return. Casper provides legal advise at Van Ardenne & Crince le Roy Advocaten in complex corporate criminal cases and investigations. Casper is an important consultation figure to our younger colleagues.
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Evita Nelstein
Evita is interested in administrative law and administrative law enforcement. She is particularly interested in punitive administrative sanctions.
During her studies, Evita has gained experience at the Legal Department of the District of Amsterdam and at the District of Utrecht. Evita has worked as a judge’s clerk at the District Court of Zeeland-West-Brabant in criminal cases.
Evita has gained knowledge on a broad variety of crimes, amongst others vehicular crimes and financial crimes.
Evita has also been a member of the Examination Appeal Board of Tilburg University. Hence she is also interested in education law.
Evita provides legal advice at van Ardenne & Crince le Roy Advocaten.
e.nelstein@vanardenne-crinceleroy.nl
+31 (0)10 7410650
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Elise van Kluijve
Elise is interested in criminal law and criminal law enforcement. She has graduated from the honours bachelor programme Utrecht Law College at Utrecht University and the master programme Forensics, Criminology and Criminal Law at Maastricht University. Elise has also studied abroad at the University of Warwick to conduct research on the law in Shakespeare’s plays. During her studies, Elise was a member of the Executive Board of several legal student societies, provided legal advice to detainees and was part of the student Cold Case team at Maastricht University.
During her internships at the Public Prosecution Office and at Eurojust in The Hague as well as her job as a Prosecutor’s clerk, Elise gained experience in criminal law, financial criminal law, international organised crime and asset forfeiture. Elise is also interested in punitive administrative sanctions.
Elise provides legal advice at van Ardenne & Crince le Roy Advocaten.
e.vankluijve@vanardenne-crinceleroy.nl
+31 (0)10 7410650
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