Mr Laurens Pronk > CMS > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
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ATRIUM
PARNASSUSWEG 737
1077 DG AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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Mr Laurens Pronk
Work Department
Banking & Finance, Financial Services/Regulatory
Position
Associate
Career
Laurens Pronk works as a lawyer in our Banking & Finance Practice Area Group and is a member of the Financial Services Team of CMS the Netherlands. He specialises in financial regulatory and integrity related regulations (AML and sanctions).
Laurens advises both national and international financial institutions (such as banks, credit providers, insurance companies, payment service providers and Fintech companies) in respect of issues regarding financial supervision regulations. He assists these institutions in the field of, among other things, market entry (licenses and European passport) and with the vetting processes of their directors and supervisory directors.
Furthermore, Laurens is involved in the preparation and review of contractual documents regarding financial services.
Languages
Dutch, English
Memberships
- Association of Financing Companies in the Netherlands (Vereniging van Financierings-ondernemingen in Nederland)
- Dutch Association for Financial Law (Vereniging voor Financieel Recht)
- Holland FinTech
Education
- Dutch law (Criminal law and criminal procedure), Leiden University
- Dutch law (Financial law), Leiden University
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
CMS is often instructed by payment service providers and other financial services clients on matters ranging from license applications to AML compliance and the launch of new consumer products. Practice head Tessa Penninks is particularly well versed in the payment services arena, advising on PSD2 and the upcoming PSD3, while also assisting with licensing matters in the Netherlands and EU passporting requirements. Laurens Pronk is noted for his knowledge of AML and sanctions regulations.
Netherlands > Fintech
(Leading associates)The team at CMS is well known for ‘its ability to navigate the complex landscape of financial regulations swiftly and professionally‘. The group acts for insurers, fintech companies and BNPL providers on a wide range of matters, and has a solid track record in handling blockchain and cryptocurrency work. Tessa Penninks has extensive experience in assisting with insurtech and lending cases; she co-heads the department with the ‘exceptional’ Clair Wermers. Other key practitioners include Laurens Pronk, who regularly advises domestic and international financial institutions on work, and Karsten Bruinsma, who has ‘profound expertise in Dutch legislation and fintech-specific regulations‘.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading associates Netherlands > Fintech
- Fintech Netherlands
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory Netherlands
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Fintech
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: retail
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Transport
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
- Construction
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Energy
- Environment and planning
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Tax
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights