Niclas Rockborn
FinTech Guide 2024
Band 1 : FinTech Legal
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About
Provided by Niclas Rockborn
Professional Memberships
Member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2003
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Member of the American Bar Association (ABA)
Member and convener of the editorial board at the Swedish Institute against Money Laundering (SIMPT)
Member of the Monterey Funds Club (an association of fund specialists from throughout Europe)
Publications
Co-author of the chapter relating to Sweden in “The Banking Regulation Review – 5th edition”, edited by Jan Putnis (Law Business Research, 2014)
Co-author of the fourth edition of The Virtual Currency Regulation Review, 2021
Co-author of The Chambers guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency law and regulation (Blockchain 2022)
Co-author of the fifth edition of The Virtual Currency Regulation Review (2022)
Co-author of Chambers Private Equity 2022 Guide
Niclas assisted the Swedish Investment Fund Association and the Investment Fund Committee in connection with the implementation of the UCITS IV Directive (SOU 2010:78)
Practice Areas
Private Equity.
Contentious Regulatory.
Data Protection.
Financial Services.
Corporate Investigations.
Personal
Niclas has been a partner at Gernandt & Danielsson since 2005 and is heading the firm's practice group specialists. He has over 20 years' experience advising clients offering financial services and his qualifications in this area is regularly confirmed in independent national and international rankings. The clients include entities in the banking and insurance sector, the asset management sector, e-money and payment institutions and different operators within the FinTech sector. Niclas also has extensive experience of advising investors in alternative investment funds and establishment of alternative investment funds. He also has substantial experience in negotiating international master agreements for OTC transactions, such as ISDA, GMRA and GMSLA.
Languages Spoken
Swedish.
English.
Experience
Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå since 1998 (Partner since 2005).
Secondee, Slaughter and May, London, 2002.
Education
Uppsala University
LL.M.
1998
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Visiting student
1997 - 1998
Chambers Review
FinTech
Niclas Rockborn is a partner at the firm with substantial experience advising financial institutions on licensing, new products and regulatory issues.
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
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"Niclas Rockborn has a very strong knowledge of complex financial regulatory matters."
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"Niclas is really strong within this field and has extensive experience from the regulatory side, is well renowned in the Swedish market and is considered one of the best regulatory lawyers in Sweden."