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ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

Session 6
Phantom Carriers, Digital Identities and Platform Risk: How to Handle Fraud Cases in Global Logistics and the Digital Economy

DATE & TIME​

LOCATION

🗓️ Wednesday, August 26
🕐 11:00-12:00 

📍 Grand Klimt Hall 1–2

Organised By

Organised by the Transport and Logistics Law and Business Crime and Civil Fraud Commissions

Description

Fraudsters posing as legitimate carriers: what to do when clients are facing a “phantom carrier” situation and are unable to trace the location of the goods. In such cases, timing is crucial to protect the client’s interests, and counsel must act promptly. Lawyers with any legal background will leave this session with practical insights. This session will also address the broader role of digital identity, platform risk and online verification in the digital economy. It will explore how reliance on digital credentials, online profiles and platform-based trust mechanisms may create opportunities for fraud, and how lawyers can assess risk, evidence, responsibility and liability when digital identity is misused.

SPEAKERS

Seleyna Çelik

Hertoghs advocaten
Breda, The Netherlands

Bio

Seleyna Çelik joined Hertoghs advocaten in April 2023 and was admitted to the Dutch Bar in February 2024. Her practice focuses on financial and economic criminal law as well as tax litigation.
In her financial and economic criminal law practice, Seleyna advises and represents individuals and corporate clients in complex investigations and proceedings involving fraud, money laundering, tax offences, and other white-collar matters. She also assists clients in tax disputes against the Dutch Tax Administration.

Pontus Etéus

Advokatfirman Lindahl KB
Gothenburg, Sweden

Bio

Pontus Etéus is a counsel at Lindahl in Sweden where he works in IT/Tech/IP since 2015. His work involves litigation and arbitration connected to those practice areas as well as regulatory aspects and commercial contracts in the IT/Tech/IP-space. He also has experience as a court clerk.

Jorian Gunst

AKD N.V.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Bio

Jorian Gunst is a lawyer at AKD. He litigates in complex international matters with a focus on insurance and transport.
Jorian advises a wide range of clients on claims and contracts in the field of insurance, liability and logistics services.
Jorian has acquired a great deal of knowledge and experience by litigating insurance disputes and liability claims before the Dutch courts and in arbitration
proceedings. Based on this expertise he provides well-thought-out advice on contracts and terms & conditions. He knows what is going on in the sector.
Clients value his negotiation skills and his clear advice with an eye for the legal and the commercial side of the case.

Saskia Seibert

schackow
Bremen, Germany

Bio

Saskia Seibert joined Dr. Schackow & Partner as an Associate in April 2025. She specializes in maritime and transport law, with a focus on “wet” shipping. She advises and represents clients in matters relating to maritime trade, shipping, and transport, and assists with litigation and arbitration, as well as the drafting of commercial contracts.

Session Coordinators

Giedrius Abromavičius

Abromavicius Attorneys
Vilnius, Lithuania

Bio

Giedrius Abromavičius has gained expertise working for an international law firm, as well as for one of the biggest Pan Baltic law firms. Giedrius Abromavičius specializes in the matters of Sipping & Transport, Trade law and Litigation.
Giedrius participates in number of transport law conferences and events, f.e. made a presentation at the international conference “60 years CMR”, organized by the “Erasmus Academie” in Netherlands, holds seminars for market participants.

Sarah Grau

act legal
Frankfurt, Germany

Bio

Sarah Grau advises domestic and foreign companies on commercial and criminal tax law matters. She represents and defends clients in criminal proceedings. She implements compliance management systems and conducts compliance audits and internal investigations.

Session Moderator

Giedrius Abromavičius

Abromavicius Attorneys
Vilnius, Lithuania

Bio

Giedrius Abromavičius has gained expertise working for an international law firm, as well as for one of the biggest Pan Baltic law firms. Giedrius Abromavičius specializes in the matters of Sipping & Transport, Trade law and Litigation.
Giedrius participates in number of transport law conferences and events, f.e. made a presentation at the international conference “60 years CMR”, organized by the “Erasmus Academie” in Netherlands, holds seminars for market participants.