Mr. K. Canatan

Mr. K. Canatan studied law in Groningen and was sworn in as attorney in Amsterdam in 2002. In 2001 he worked as a company lawyer at Oyez Legal Technologies in London. Mr. Canatan has worked in the criminal law unit at Abma Schreurs’s Amsterdam office from 2002 until June 2008. He has been a partner at Meijers Canatan Lawyers from June 2008.

Mr. Canatan has been on the supervisory committee for the Demersluis prison in Amsterdam since 2002. He is chair of the Dutch Association of Young Criminal Defense Lawyers (NVJSA). He is also a member of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA). Furthermore he acts as examiner for the Dutch Bar Association. He is a regular (discussion panel) on the Dutch radio 1 programme 'Stand.cafe'. He speaks English.

He deals with general criminal law, international criminal law (including extradition cases), criminal organisations, fraud and Supreme Court procedures.