Michiel Claassen
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Band 3
About
Provided by Michiel Claassen
Practice Areas
Equipped with over 15 years of experience in financial law, partner Michiel Claassen leads the Financial Regulatory team. Michiel provides legal, strategic and commercial advice on financial regulatory issues.
Highly regarded for his work in the Dutch credit sector, Michiel assists financial companies with all aspects of financial regulatory law including financial, privacy and anti-money laundering aspects. He is highly specialized in working with fintech companies, investment firms and funds.
Career
FIZ advocaten, Partner, 2016
// Lauxtermann advocaten, Attorney at Law, 2013
// AKD, Attorney at Law, 2007
// Ministery of Finance, Policy officer, 2005
Languages Spoken
Dutch, English
Chambers Review
Europe
Michiel Claassen of FIZ advocaten often advises on international sanction compliance, with further experience representing clients in financial regulatory matters such as AFM licensing applications.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Michiel has a very human approach, knows how to get to the heart of the matter quickly and is very knowledgeable about the content."
"He is an expert in his field and a very good problem solver."
"Michiel has a very human approach, knows how to get to the heart of the matter quickly and is very knowledgeable about the content."
"He is an expert in his field and a very good problem solver."
