Our team of lawyers
Meet our experienced lawyers, who are ready to assist you in your case with passion and expertise.
Gerard Spong
Gerard Spong has represented defendants in national and international criminal cases for 50 years and is one of the top Dutch criminal lawyers.
More than 2,000 cassation cases handled by Gerard Spong have been published in legal journals. Well-known cases in which Gerard Spong acted include the RAF case; the Rienk Kamer fraud case; the Patrick Kluivert cases; the Nuenen murder case; the hypnosis murder case; the LIBOR case; the fatal accident on the A2 motorway; the case of the Groninger Bodem Beweging against NAM and various notorious coffee shop cases. Gerard Spong is a well-known opinion maker, published the legal thrillers ‘De Breuk’ and ‘De uitvaartverzorger’ and gave the criminal law theatre lecture ‘In Vertrouwen’ in over 70 theatres in 2018-2019.
E g.spong@spongadvocaten.com
M 020 33 05 40 9
Stijn Peerik
Stijn Peerik joined Spong Advocaten in June 2019. He defends suspects in criminal trials and also provides legal assistance to victims.
Mr Peerik studied criminal law at the University of Amsterdam. During his studies he followed multiple fulltime internships at the office of the public prosecutor. This experience enables him to thoroughly analyze and effectively defend criminal cases. If you are a victim of a crime he can also provide you with legal aid.
He handles all types of criminal cases. He especially gained experience in complex legal cases such as severe violent offences, sexual crimes, financial and fraud cases and crimes such as moneylaundering. He also provides legal aid to coffeeshops. He furthermore provides legal assistance with regard to the declaration of safe conduct (VOG) and the rejection of permits due to (suspected) criminal offences (Wet BIBOB).
E s.peerik@spongadvocaten.com
M 06 15 06 86 38
Elizabeth Bijl
Elizabeth Bijl studied Law and European Studies (European and international law) at the University of Amsterdam, specialising in financial criminal law during her master’s degree in criminal law.
Elizabeth Bijl studied Law and European Studies at the University of Amsterdam. During her studies, she worked as an external court clerk at the Amsterdam District Court and specialised in financial criminal law. After graduating, she was a registrar at the Court of Appeal of The Hague for two years. She was sworn in as a lawyer in 2020, where her legal experience as a court clerk comes in handy in her work both inside and outside the courtroom.
E e.bijl@spongadvocaten.com
M 06 25 50 31 29
Nouri Dijker
Nouri Dijker earned her honors bachelor’s degree in law and master’s in criminal law and public international law cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. During her master’s she did an internship at Spong Advocaten and later worked as a legal assistant in the criminal law practice. Mr. Dijker is dedicated to serving your interests.
E n.dijker@spongadvocaten.com
M 06 25 63 75 90
Lobke Fleskens
Lobke Fleskens works since the first of May 2025 at Spong Advocaten.
Lobke earned her Bachelor of Law and her Master in Criminal Law at the University of Amsterdam. During her studies she completed two internships at the office of the public prosecutor and the court of Amsterdam. She started her career as a clerk at the court of Amsterdam and in 2021 she was sworn in as a lawyer. Due to this extensive experience she is well enabled to analyze a case thoroughly from all perspectives. Therefore she is able to determine where to focus on when defending the interests of a client. She is also specialized in defending juvenile suspects.
E l.fleskens@spongadvocaten.com
M 06 15 11 89 96
