FinTech Legal - Netherlands
What the team is known for
Finnius is one of the largest financial regulatory law boutiques in the Netherlands. Its staff are predominantly senior practitioners with years of experience in previous roles at larger, international law firms. The firm combines both non-contentious and contentious regulatory services in advising on MiFID and PSD2 as well as assisting in sensitive investigations and enforcement proceedings.
Strengths
"Finnius has all the relevant knowledge and experts in the necessary sub-areas."
"Finnius is terrific in financial regulatory work."
Work highlights
Finnius advised Mastercard Europe on its licence application with the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) and other Dutch and EU regulatory issues.
Notable practitioners
Bart Bierman is experienced in financial regulatory work, offering his expertise to banks, investment firms and payment institutions on governance and regulatory queries. "Bart is a good lawyer, always very responsive and provides hands-on advice." "Bart's knowledge of the financial regulatory landscape for PSPs is very high."
Casper Riekerk focuses on market access and compliance matters. His expertise includes litigation against supervisory authorities and criminal investigations into financial institutions.
Tim de Wit advises clients on various FinTech matters, with particular expertise in asset management, payments and anti-money laundering. He regularly contributes to publications on asset management and investment funds. "Tim is a very qualified regulatory lawyer."
