Lawyer
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Working for companies and business leaders from various sectors of the economy, Niels Vos focuses on company-related criminal law (money laundering, forgery of documents, tax and financial fraud, corruption, market abuse, cybercrime, violations of special criminal legislation, etc.). He assists both defendants and injured parties at all stages of criminal proceedings, whenever possible seeking out-of-court solutions.
Niels not only has extensive experience in conventional criminal investigations, but also in investigations by, inter alia, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), the Belgian College of Auditors (CTR/CSR) and the Economic and Social Inspectorate.
Moreover, Niels has expertise in ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) litigation, with a particular focus on greenwashing. A further focus is on internal investigations where he advises companies on due diligence and compliance programmes.
Between May 2015 and November 2018, Niels was an active member of the Limburg Bar Association. He became a member of the Brussels Bar in November 2018. Since 1 January 2026, he is a partner at Arcas Law.
In addition, Niels has strong ties with the Institute of Criminal Law at KU Leuven as a part-time assistant. He is also a member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).
CredentialsNiels Vos won the pleading competition of the (then) Hasselt Bar and represented that bar at the Interlimburg Pleading Competition in Kerkrade (Netherlands).
Niels regularly publishes and lectures on financial criminal law, fraud and criminal procedure topics.
Legal500 had described him as a "key lawyer" since 2023 in the category Fraud and white-collar crime.EducationNiels Vos gained his master of law degree with honours from KU Leuven in June 2014. During his course, he also spent six months at Stockholm University.
He went on to gain the “International Criminal Justice” certificate from VU Amsterdam (2014). Niels subsequently gained six months of experience working at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague (including the case against Radovan Karadžić), after which he began his bar internship in 2015.
Niels holds the Certificate in Special Training in Criminal Cassation Proceedings (2018), a requirement to handle criminal cases before the Supreme Court. He also gained the SUPRALAT certificate for assistance of suspects during interrogation (2020). He consequently has the required competences to assist clients from the very beginning of an investigation to proceedings before the highest courts.
ExpertiseLanguagesDutch,English,French -
Publications
- INCALZA, T. en VOS, N., “Prosecuting Greenwashing: The Scope and Constraints of Criminal Law in Combating Deceptive Sustainability Claims” in GRUYAERT, D. (ed.), Sustainability, Law and Criminology, Larcier-Intersentia, 2025, 633-665.
- VOS, N., “Bedriegerij omtrent het verkochte goed en de huur van werk”, in Strafrecht en strafvordering: commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer, Wolters Kluwer Belgium, 2025/113, 15-65 [Fraud relating to the sale of goods and the hire of work].
- VOS, N., “Bedrog bij de verkoop van zaken en de huur van werk”, in Strafrecht en strafvordering: commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer, Wolters Kluwer, 2024, 19-61.
- VOS, N., noot onder EHRM 18 april 2023, nr. 43966/19 (N.M./België), T.Strafr. 2023/4, 268-270 [redelijke termijn van de vrijheidsberoving met het oog op uitdrijving].
- VOS, N., “Buitenvervolgingstelling”, in Strafrecht en strafvordering: commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer, Wolters Kluwer, 2023, 17-53.
- VOS, N., “Bijzondere mechanismen: oud begrip, nieuw misdrijf”, BFR 2022-3, 167-178.
- VOS, N. en LIBOTTE, D., “Het onontvankelijk cassatieberoep in strafzaken: enkele beschouwingen over de vormvoorwaarden” in ALOFS, E., GOOSSENS, E., VAN DONINCK, J. en BYTTEBIER, K. (eds.), Redelijk eigenzinnig … liber amicorum Eric Brewaeys, Philippe Colle, Erna Guldix en Bruno Maes, Herentals, Knops Publishing, 2022, 1037-1051.