NETHERLANDS Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Sebastiaan Bennink, Sally Eshun, Siqi Zhao and Daniel Webb Bennink Dunin-Wasowicz Bennink Dunin-Wasowicz is a specialist European law firm with offices in Amsterdam and Paris focused on economic sanctions, export controls and interna - tional trade compliance. The team combines deep regulatory expertise across EU, Dutch and French frameworks. The firm advises a diverse client base, including multinational corporations in the defence, aerospace, advanced tech and energy sectors, on all aspects of trade law – from preventative compliance strategies to high-stakes enforcement proceedings
and litigation. Its recent work includes representing a drone technology company in challenging an export licence denial, advising a semiconductor equipment manufacturer in a complex cross-border licensing dispute and conducting internal investigations for cli - ents in the aerospace and defence industries. With extensive experience in national security, dual-use regulations and cross-border compliance, Bennink Dunin-Wasowicz is increasingly recognised as a go- to advisor in this niche field.
Authors
Sebastiaan Bennink is a co‑founder and partner of Bennink Dunin- Wasowicz based in Amsterdam with over a decade of leadership experience in international trade, sanctions and export control law. He
Sally Eshun is a legal associate in the Amsterdam office of Bennink Dunin- Wasowicz. She previously worked at an international law firm in Amsterdam, advising and assisting companies in the energy, construction
specialises in strategic export controls, complex economic sanctions, compliance programmes, internal investigations and regulatory enforcement. Sebastiaan lectures widely, publishes extensively and is vice‑chair of the ABA’s Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Committee. He is recognised by a major legal directory and is a two‑time Lexology Client Choice Award winner. Sebastiaan is admitted to the Amsterdam Bar.
and transport sectors, as well as governments in international arbitral proceedings and litigation. She served as assistant legal counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague. Her work is focused on advisory work relating to sanctions and export control regulations, as well as litigation with a focus on advanced technologies such as semiconductors and quantum technology. She is a solicitor admitted to practice in England and Wales.
Siqi Zhao is a legal associate in the Amsterdam office of Bennink Dunin- Wasowicz, holding a PhD in law from KU Leuven in Belgium and specialising in international trade law, economic sanctions and export
Daniel Webb is a legal associate in the Amsterdam office of Bennink Dunin-Wasowicz, with an extensive background in English law from his time at the University of Cambridge and a further specialism in
controls. Her doctoral research centred on international trade law, WTO law, free trade agreements, and EU and China trade laws and policies. She focuses on advising clients in high‑tech and strategic sectors on regulatory compliance and risk evaluation. Siqi contributes to the firm’s thought leadership in emerging trade compliance issues.
international law from Leiden University. He joined Bennink Dunin‑Wasowicz after working at a major international law firm, advising multinational companies in the technology, retail and transport sectors in mass claims proceedings involving various areas of EU and domestic law at various stages of the procedural timeline. He has overseen litigation in civil law jurisdictions such as the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and common law jurisdictions such as Ireland.
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