Max Vermeij, who works as a lawyer since 2000, joined Sjöcrona Van Stigt Advocates in 2007. He holds degrees in Criminal Law, Tax Law and Cultural Anthropology.

His fields of expertise are criminal economic law, criminal tax law and Supreme Court litigation. He has specific expertise in securities law, and in the areas of inside information and compliance. Max Vermeij has defended clients in major fraud cases, confiscation cases and environmental criminal cases and also advises clients on privacy related aspects of criminal cases.

He has authored (and co-authored) law review articles on professional legal privilege, anti-money laundering legislation, the implementation in the Netherlands of EU regulations on seizure, confiscation and asset recovery, insider trading aspects of negotiations between bidders and shareholders of target companies, and the possible consequences for Dutch legal entities of the UK Bribery Act.