Haacke CLS

Are you looking for an experienced multilingual commercial legal counsel for interim support?
Don’t hesitate to get in touch – I’m here to assist!

Gundo Haacke,
your Netherlands-based Interim Legal Counsel with the South African connection.

20+ years of in-house and private practice legal experience

gained at renowned multinational companies (FedEx, FrieslandCampina) and through many years in private legal practice at top-tier law firms (De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Webber Wentzel, Friedrich Graf von Westphalen)
extended through multiple interim in-house legal assignments, supporting leading organizations across different industries (see below for selected clients)
built through working in South Africa, Germany, and the Netherlands, with people from diverse cutures and backgrounds
relied upon for navigating common law and civil law frameworks
delivered in English, German, Dutch, and Afrikaans.

Oct 30, 2025

1. Introduction On 23 October 2025, the Council of the European Union adopted the EU 19th Russia sanctions package against Russia...

Aug 26, 2025

1. Introduction The EU AI Act entered into force on 1 August 2024. Most businesses and in-house legal teams are aware of it by now -...

Jul 17, 2025

1. Introduction Russia sanctions enforcement is intensifying. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the...