Bram Moszkowicz

Abraham Maarten 'Bram' Moszkowicz (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːbraːɦɑm ˈmaːrtə(n) brɑm ˈmɔskoːʋic]; born 26 June 1960) is a Dutch jurist and former lawyer.

Bram Moszkowicz
Bram Moszkowicz in 2013
Born
Abraham Maarten Moszkowicz

(1960-06-26) 26 June 1960
Maastricht, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationLawyer
Years activeUntil 2013

Early life and education

Abraham Maarten Moszkowicz was born on 26 June 1960 in Maastricht in the Netherlands. He is the son of Berthe Bessant and lawyer Max Moszkowicz. He is of Jewish descent from his father's side.

He studied law in Amsterdam.

Clients and controversies
The former office of Bram Moszkowicz in Amsterdam

Moszkowicz had and has many famous and infamous people among his clientele, such as Cor van Hout, the Surinamese army leader Dési Bouterse, diva Patty Brard, real estate magnate Willem Endstra, top criminal Willem Holleeder, politician Geert Wilders, Manchester United and Netherlands international football player Robin van Persie, the American-Dutch "Drug rehabilitation guru" and ex-TV presenter Keith Bakker[1] as well as the former friend of Talitha van Zon, on woman trafficking.[2]

Moszkowicz resigned as lawyer for Willem Holleeder in 2007.[3]

In 2010, it became known that Moszkowicz had evaded over one million Euro of income taxes in the period 2003–2006. The period 2007-2010 is still being investigated.[4]

On 30 October 2012, it was announced that he was disbarred. His appeal was rejected on 22 April 2013, which means Moszkowicz lost the right to practice law.[5]

On 21 April 2015 it was announced that Moszkowicz would become the party leader and lijsttrekker of the classical liberal party VoorNederland at the next Dutch general election, planned for 2017,[6] but after nine months he was rejected by the party.[7]

Personal life

Having been in several other relationships and already having children from an earlier marriage, he was in a relationship with former newsreader Eva Jinek.[8] Late October 2012 it was announced that the relationship had ceased and that they would remain friends.

Bibliography
  • 2012: Liever rechtop sterven dan op je knieën leven (Rather die upright than live on your knees)
  • 2013: Onkruid (Weed)
  • 2014: Maffiamaat (Mafia Buddy) with Leon de Winter

References
  1. "Keith Bakker aangehouden voor misbruik" (in Dutch). RTV N-H. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  2. "Aangifte tegen NL'se vriendin Kaddafi" (in Dutch). PowNed. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  3. NEDERSTIGT, RICK (2007-02-19). "Dutch top lawyer Bram Moszkowicz gives a press conference". Getty Images. Highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
  4. door Tom Kreling (2014-04-18). "Moszkowicz ontdook minstens miljoen aan belasting". nrc.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  5. "Uitspraak (Judicial decision regarding disbarring)" (PDF) (in Dutch). Tuchtrecht.overheid.nl.
  6. "Moszkowicz voelt zich klaar voor de politiek" NOS.nl, 21 April 2015
  7. "VNL zet Moszkowicz uit partij" De Telegraaf. 13 January 2016
  8. "Eva Jinek niet naar Nieuwsuur". De Telegraaf. May 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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