Johannes de Jong > Osborne Clarke > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Co-led by Axel van der Staak and Johannes de Jong, the team at Osborne Clarke is a go-to practice for mid-market borrowers seeking advice on real estate finance, acquisition finance, and corporate finance, among other transactional matters. The firm has experience handling domestic as well as cross-border mandates for clients such as Angelo Gordon and Schroders Capital. Peter Van Der Horst and Marlinde Klein Ganseij are also notable members of the banking and finance team.

Osborne Clarke is an expert at handling licensing applications to the Dutch authorities. The firm regularly caters to high-profile clients within the payment services and fintech industries such as PayPal and Plaid. With Johannes de Jong at the helm, the team has extensive experience of advising on e-money and cryptocurrency issues, as well as more traditional financial matters for banks and asset managers. Juliet de Graaf often advises trading platforms, investment funds, and payment service providers. Other key members of the team include Anka Langedijk and Matthijs Leijendekker.

Osborne Clarke‘s practice garners praise for its ‘in-depth knowledge of fintech rules and regulations‘. The group advises on a broad range of matters in the fintech space, including the establishment of  alternative payment methods, e-money and distribution issues. Practice head Johannes de Jong has an excellent reputation for handling financial regulation of funds, alternative finance matters and payment services issues. Associate director Juliet de Graaf ‘always gives high-quality legal advice‘. Associate Anka Langedijk brings experience in crypto.

Osborne Clarke‘s investment funds cohort has strong capabilities handling the remit of financial regulatory-related work for its range of clients; this is the area of expertise of ‘excellent team lead’ Johannes de Jong. Real estate, retail and crypto funds are the key focuses of the group, and it assists on matters therein ranging from the reorganisation and restructuring, to the acquisition and documentation of key funds. Structuring and documentation matters are the developing specialism of associate Matthijs Leijendekker.