About me

Address: London: Eighth Floor, Ten Bishops Square, London E1 6EG

Areas of Focus: International Trade; Export Controls; Customs & Import Controls; Antibribery/Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); Anti-Money Laundering; Global Investment Review; National Security; Disputes & Investigations; National Security & Global Investigations; Capital Solutions; Economic Sanctions

Biography:
Jasper helps clients in highly regulated sectors and global markets in complex international trade, national security and regulatory matters.
Advising on Key Regulatory Considerations
With more than three decades of international trade experience, Jasper has helped organizations manage:
- Sanctions
- Export controls
- National security & investment reviews
- Customs & trade compliance
- Anti-bribery & corruption
- Anti-money laundering (AML)
- Supply chain & cross-border regulatory risk
- Trade remedies, free trade agreements and rules of origin.
He develops forward-looking strategies that help clients anticipate regulatory shifts and succeed in geopolitically sensitive transactions, industries and jurisdictions.
Jasper also leads regulatory and internal investigations, prepares voluntary disclosures and negotiates favourable resolutions with enforcement agencies—including in criminal matters. His transactional practice includes counseling on mergers & acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures (JVs), investments, lending, due diligence, shareholder matters and corporate governance.
Client-Focused Approach
Jasper keeps clients’ business objectives front and centre, delivering direct, timely and pragmatic counsel informed by decades of hands-on engagement with regulators. He has a proven track record of resolving complex regulatory disputes and achieving outcomes that protect his clients’ interests.
Clients Spanning Sectors
Jasper’s clients include leading multinational companies, asset managers and global manufacturers headquartered in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia across diverse sectors, including:
- Energy (upstream & downstream)
- Semiconductors and hi-tech
- Aerospace & defence
- Shipping
- Commodity trading
- Private equity, private credit, sovereign wealth funds & investment management.
Experience Across Jurisdictions
Jasper’s matters regularly span multiple jurisdictions, including the EU (and individual member states), the UK, the US and Switzerland. He is particularly skilled at managing the interplay between US sanctions, export controls and national security regulations and compliance requirements of other jurisdictions—including local laws and “blocking regulations.”
The advocate listed above has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal areas:
1. Jasper Helder is registered for Administrative law (EU law)
Based on this registration, he is required to obtain 10 training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.

Representative Work:
- Advising a global semiconductors manufacturer on the U.K. framework for national security reviews of foreign investment under the U.K. Enterprise Act, the U.K. National Security and Investment Act and in relation to an ad-hoc review by the U.K. National Security Advisor.
- Advising a global telecoms leader on the sanctions compliance aspects of a debt restructuring and subsequent divestment of its Russian operations.
- Advising a semiconductors leader on the interface between U.S., Chinese and European economic security policies and related export controls and trade negotiations.
- Advising several clients on unilateral high-tech export controls adopted by different EU member-states.
- Advising several clients on sanctions compliance aspects of their withdrawal from the Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) 2 project.

Credentials:
Education: J.D., Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bar Admissions: Netherlands Bar Association, 1992; Registered Foreign Lawyer in England and Wales, 2021

Recognitions:
- Chambers UK, Sanctions, 2024-2026
- The Legal 500 UK, Leading Parnter: Trade, WTO, Anti-dumping and Customs, 2017-2026
- The Legal 500 EMEA , WTO, Switzerland , 2024-2026
- Chambers Global , International Trade/WTO, Europe-wide, 2013-2025
- Chambers Europe , International Trade/WTO, 2013-2025
- Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) , International Sanctions, 2020-2021, 2025.
- Who’s Who Legal , Trade & Customs, 2016-2025
- Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) , Thought Leader, Trade & Customs, 2021, 2025
- Global Investigations Review 100 , Recommended for Representing Companies in Dutch, EU and U.S. Sanctions Enforcement Cases, 2020
- Acritas , Acritas Star, 2019

Affiliations:
- Netherlands Bar Association

Insights:
- UK Regulators’ Co-operation Renewed on Sanctions: The FCA and OFSI/OTSI Memorandum of Understanding & Intensified Enforcement Landscape (June 30, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/uk-regulators-co-operation-renewed-on-sanctions-the-fca-and-ofsiotsi-memorandum-of-understanding-and-intensified-enforcement-landscape
- New General License for Iranian-Origin Oil Exports Is First Step in Broader Sanctions Relief Described in Preliminary U.S.-Iran Deal, But Significant Risks Remain (June 24, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/new-general-license-for-iranian-origin-oil-exports-is-first-step-in-broader-sanctions-relief-described-in-preliminary-us-iran-deal-but-significant-risks-remain
- UK Introduces Sanctions End‑Use Controls (April 28, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/uk-introduces-sanctions-enduse-controls
- Akin Lawyers and Practices Recognized in the Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Guide (March 25, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-lawyers-and-practices-recognized-in-the-legal-500-emea-2026-guide
- Court of Justice Delivers Landmark Rulings on Freezing of Voting Rights and Ownership & Control Under EU Sanctions (March 23, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/court-of-justice-delivers-landmark-rulings-on-freezing-of-voting-rights-and-ownership-and-control-under-eu-sanctions
- Chambers Europe 2026 Recognizes Akin Lawyers and Practices (March 19, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/awards-and-accolades/chambers-europe-2026-recognizes-akin-lawyers-and-practices
- UK Expands NSIA Mandatory Regime to Cover Water Sector & Clarifies Scope of Semiconductors, Critical Minerals and AI Schedules (March 17, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/uk-expands-nsia-mandatory-regime-to-cover-water-sector-and-clarifies-scope-of-semiconductors-critical-minerals-and-ai-schedules
- Sanctions: The Fracture in International Arbitration (March 12, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/articles/sanctions-the-fracture-in-international-arbitration
- EU Industrial Accelerator Act: Focus on Green and Important Details to be Negotiated (March 4, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/eu-industrial-accelerator-act-focus-on-green-and-important-details-to-be-negotiated
- UK OFSI Updates Enforcement and Monetary Penalties Guidance (February 18, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/uk-ofsi-updates-enforcement-and-monetary-penalties-guidance
- Chambers Global Recognizes Akin’s Lawyers and Practices in 2026 Edition (February 12, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/awards-and-accolades/chambers-global-recognizes-akins-lawyers-and-practices-in-2026-edition
- Oil & Gas in 2026: Emerging Trends & Predictions (February 5, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/articles/oil-and-gas-in-2026-emerging-trends-and-predictions