Ranking tables
FinTech Legal | FinTech
Belgium
Authored by Simont Braun, Thomas Derval, Philippe De Prez, Joan Carette
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
- Simont Braun 6 Years Ranked
- DLA Piper UK LLP
Band 3
A&O Shearman 6 Years Ranked- Timelex 6 Years Ranked
- Baker McKenzie
- Linklaters
Band 1
- Philippe De Prez Simont Braun5 Years Ranked
- Scott McInnes Bird & Bird5 Years Ranked
- Pierre BergerDLA Piper UK LLP
Band 2
Band 3
Sylvia Kierszenbaum A&O Shearman1 Years Ranked- Etienne DessyLinklaters
Up and Coming
- Tom Van DyckLiedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick
Star Associates
- Olivier Van den BroekeBaker McKenzie
Associates to watch
- Thomas Derval Simont Braun1 Years Ranked
- Andreas Van ImpeLinklaters
- Nicolas KalokyrisDLA Piper UK LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Simont BraunFinTech Legal2025 | Band 1 | 6 Years RankedSimont Braun regularly assists payment companies and e-money institutions with licence applications. Simont Braun's digital finance team includes lawyers from banking and finance, IP/IT and data protection, and assists domestic and international clients with cutting-edge legal matters.
Band 2
2 Bird & BirdFinTech Legal2025 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedBird & Bird has a strong reputation in Belgium for payments matters. It advises on financial regulatory matters, often assisting foreign companies with issues relating to EU directives, such as PSD2 regulation.
2 CMSFinTech Legal2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedCMS focuses on regulatory matters, cryptocurrency, digital identity and GDPR. It has a strong TMT practice and regularly advises FinTech start-ups and more established businesses, as well as venture capital investors in FinTech.
Band 3
3 A&O ShearmanFinTech Legal2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedA&O Shearman Belgium is known for its work with payment service providers and cryptoasset providers. The firm often advises FinTechs on financial regulatory matters such as MiCA and PSD2.3 TimelexFinTech Legal2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedTimelex is a boutique law firm with a focus on intellectual property, IT, data protection and TMT. It often advises FinTech clients on applications for payment services licences and handles general regulatory compliance.