Sebastiaan Bennink

Sebastiaan’s practice focuses on strategic export controls, complex economic sanctions and other compliance matters. He enjoys a stellar reputation as a leading lawyer in the international trade law community, being one of the first practitioners of his generation in the EU to specialise in this area of the law. Sebastiaan represents clients in the Netherlands and internationally, having vast experience in providing pioneering technical and strategic advice in cutting-edge national and cross-border trade law related matters to clients operating in a wide range of industries and jurisdictions.

Sebastiaan advises clients on the full spectrum of export controls and economic sanctions issues and also assists clients on other compliance-related matters. He conducts internal investigations, prepares voluntary disclosures and frequently represents clients in regulatory enforcement actions with national and foreign competent authorities.

Sebastiaan lectures on economic sanctions and export controls and is a regular speaker at (inter)national conferences and seminars about these and other compliance-related topics. In addition, he frequently publishes articles in legal magazines and is regularly quoted in various (inter)national media outlets. Sebastiaan serves as the Vice Chair of the Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Committee of the American Bar Association.

Sebastiaan regularly participates in discussions regarding sanctions and export control policy. In 2022 he was invited by the Dutch House of Representatives to address the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the application and enforcement of the EU Russia sanctions regime in the Netherlands.

Sebastiaan is mentioned in Who’s Who Legal as ‘Global Leader’ in Trade & Customs – International Sanctions and in 2022 and 2023 Sebastiaan was named the Lexology ‘Client Choice Award’ Winner in Trade & Customs – International Sanctions.

Prior to founding Bennink Dunin-Wasowicz in 2024, Sebastiaan established and led during 10 years a leading independent firm specialising in international trade law based in Amsterdam.