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Mr Etienne Dessy
Work Department
Corporate and Finance
Position
Partner FRG
Career
Etienne leads the firm’s Brussels office Financial Regulation and Investment Funds practices. He specialises in Belgian and EU financial regulation, advising top-tier Belgian and foreign financial institutions on a wide range of financial regulation questions and financial markets matters.
Etienne has deep knowledge of the regulatory environment in which financial institutions operate, including extensive knowledge of UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities), AIFMD (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive), EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation) and MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) applications.
Etienne is an expert in governance-related matters and is also often involved in cross-border M&A transactions in the financial sector and in group reorganisations, as well as regulatory investigations.
The other component of Etienne’s practice is investment funds. He advises international and Belgian fund managers on all aspects of structuring and management of funds, including prudential regulation of management companies and funds distribution.
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Languages
English, French and Dutch
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Fintech
The ‘client-driven and pragmatic‘ fintech team at Linklaters is noted for its regulatory understanding of the sector, which enables it to advise banks, financial institutions and IT startups on a wide range of issues. In addition to advising on the regulatory and negotiation aspects of blockchain and cloud development projects, the team handles a large volume of investments and transactions in the fintech space as well as assisting with outsourcing and acting in contentious matters. The practice’s leadership encompasses data protection and IT specialist Guillaume Couneson, financial regulation expert Etienne Dessy, and Andreas Van Impe, who is a key contact for advising on the development of digital services, including blockchain technology.
Belgium > EU regulatory: Financial services
(Leading individuals)At Linklaters, Etienne Dessy ‘combines great legal and commercial skills’ to lead the ‘brilliant’ financial regulation sub-group, which operates within the firm’s broader corporate and finance department. The regular workload includes assisting with capital requirements, clearing and settlement, payment services, derivatives, and MiFID. The practice also advises on complex governance-related matters and is regularly involved with the relevant aspects of cross-border M&A transactions and reorganisations in the banking sector. Investigations are another core area of strength. Counsel Andreas Van Impe and managing associate Pauline Kustermans were both promoted to their respective positions in 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- EU regulatory: Financial services Belgium
- Leading individuals Belgium > EU regulatory: Financial services
- Fintech Belgium
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- EU regulatory: Financial services
- EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection
- Tax