Brendan Newitt, LL.M. is mostly active within the financial-economic criminal practice, in which he assists companies, non-governmental organisations and (leading) individuals. As a lawyer he has been involved in many large-scale (international) fraud, corruption and extradition cases and advises companies and financial institutions regarding (international) financial-economic criminal law and compliance. He is further specialized in the fields of cybercrime, digital rights and (international) digital investigation measures, in which role he advises various large ISPs in the Netherlands and abroad about their rights and obligations in cyberspace. He frequently publishes and gives lectures on different subjects relating to financial-economic crime, cybercrime and digital investigation measures.
Legal 500 has described Newitt as a ‘rising star‘ in their 2023 ranking.
Newitt has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister): criminal law. Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.
