In 2008, Amsterdam & Peroff established an affiliate relationship with one of Europe’s most prestigious international law firms, Knoops & Partners, based in Amsterdam.

Knoops & Partners is unparalleled in their expertise of litigation, international criminal law, and the European Court of Human Rights, providing comprehensive, high quality legal assistance to individuals, international organisations and governments. Headed up by Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops, a lawyer most well known for his expert testimony on a landmark case at Guantanamo Bay as well as the Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals, the firm’s affiliation offers our clients a powerful advantage in advancing their cases in non-traditional forums.

Its lawyers are also regularly consulted by States and international organisations for expert opinions. Notably, one of its members was called as an expert witness before the Dutch House of Representatives on the issue of international military law in both 2006 and 2007.

In addition to domestic and international criminal law, the office is specialized in procedures before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Amongst the cases it has dealt with before European Court, the case of Van Mechelen versus the Netherlands, on the issue of anonymous witnesses in criminal cases (Judgment European Court of 23 April 1997) is one of the prominent ones. Lastly, Knoops & Partners is specialized in Public International Law which focuses on litigation between States, among which procedures before the International Court of Justice at The Hague.

The office draws on high quality forensic and scientific expertise, coupled with a highly reputable academic reputation and frequent representations before international bodies. Several of its members are also involved in academic teaching and writing.

Mr. Knoops and Robert Amsterdam first began working together on a variety of cases several years ago, and discovered a natural synergy in their ability to represent individuals and corporations in disputes before governments, excelling in the Amsterdam & Peroff signature strategy of corporate foreign policy and corporate human rights.

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