Jonathan Soeharno
Of Counsel
Summary
Jonathan is a noted expert on ethics and integrity. He advises and litigates on behalf of corporates, financial institutions, public organisations and professional service firms on integrity, ESG, human rights, disciplinary and governance matters.
He has specific expertise on the bankers oath and disciplinary rules in the financial sector.
He is the author of The Integrity of the Judge (2009), The Value of the Oath (2020) and Logic for Lawyers (2021), and is regularly invited to speak at national and international conferences. He also formed part of the Committee that revised the Dutch Code of Conduct for Lawyers in 2018.
Qualifications
Profession
Advocaat, admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 2008
Languages
Dutch, English, German
Education
Utrecht University (PhD law MA religious studies)
Visiting scholar at Cambridge University
Radboud University Nijmegen
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (MA philosophy)
Additional positions
Professor of Administration of Justice and Legal Philosophy, University of Amsterdam
Deputy Judge, 's-Hertogenbosch Court of Appeal (Commerce Chamber)
Former member of the Dutch Senate
Member of the Disciplinary Court of Appeal for Lawyers
Lecturer in Ethics, Dutch Training and Study Centre for the Judiciary (SSR)
Officer, Professional Ethics Committee of the International Bar Association
Advisory Board Member, Cultuurfonds
Advisory Board Member, Dutch Legal Aid Board
Academic Advisory Board Member, FASPE
Chair, Academic Integrity Committee, The Dutch Research Council (NWO)
Personal Assistant
Laura Brasser
Featured publications & events
Legal Professional Privilege and Professional Secrecy: Overview (The Netherlands)
23 May 2023
Dutch Supreme Court: legal privilege for in-house counsel if independence is guaranteed
13 June 2022
Signed charter needed for foreign in-house counsel to have legal privilege
17 February 2021
Dutch court ruling: no legal privilege for in-house counsel unless independence guaranteed
14 November 2019
De Brauw and The Ocean Cleanup: a pro bono partnership
14 September 2018
