Alex van der Zwaan
| Alex van der Zwaan | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1984 (age 33) Brussels, Belgium |
| Residence | London, England |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education |
King’s College London (LLB) BPP University (LPC) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Employer | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (2007–2017) |
| Criminal charge | Making false statements |
| Criminal penalty | 30 days in federal prison $20,000 fine 2 months supervised release |
| Criminal status | Pleaded guilty |
| Spouse(s) | Eva Khan (m. 2017) |
| Relatives | German Khan (father-in-law) |
Alex R. van der Zwaan (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːlɛks vɑn dɛr zʋaːn]; born September 1984) is a Belgian-born Dutch attorney, formerly with the London branch of New York-based international law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. In February 2018 he pleaded guilty in the Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.
In February 2018, Van der Zwaan was charged with lying to the FBI and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators about his interactions with political consultant and lobbyist Rick Gates and an unidentified Ukrainian-based long-term associate of Paul Manafort. On February 20, 2018, he pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to investigators. On April 3, 2018, he was sentenced to 30 days in prison and fined $20,000.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice was his firm's client and central to the indictment. In 2017, Skadden Arps refunded $567,000 billed by the firm to the Government of Ukraine.
Van der Zwaan, a Dutch citizen, was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1984. He was educated in London, receiving his LL.B. at King’s College London in 2006, and completing his Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in 2007. He was admitted to practice law in England and Wales.
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