As a full service regulatory practice, Eubelius is well positioned to assist clients from investment and financial services, banking regulations, payment services and schemes, financial market infrastructure, and insurance products industries. The team is particularly impressive in transversal regulatory matters including outsourcing arrangements, DORA, cryptocurrency assets, fintech business models, and other compliance-related products. Practice head Thomas Donnez is active in financial transactions and debt capital markets. Nicolas Schrans has experience in complex regulatory issues and practical compliance solutions. Jean-Marc Gollier retired in June 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘High professionalism, readily available knowledge, clear analysis, and pragmatic.’
- ‘Eubelius has a premier financial services, banking and regulatory practice. Their mastery of this legal area, their experience in dealing with different situations, their capability of addressing the legal issues in a pragmatic, efficient and timely manner sets them apart.’
- ‘Nicolas Schrans is an exceptional lawyer with the legal skillset, language skills, in-depth expertise and general approach capable of providing the necessary colour and nuance to very complex regulatory issues and to guide the client through the maze in an effort to resolve the legal knots.'
- ‘Wide range of expertise. Coverage of virtually all areas of law.’
- ‘We are working with lawyer Nicolas Schrans on several cases. He is understanding of our request, highly detailed and rapid analysis.’
Key clients
- Batopin
- Lazard
- Crelan Group
- European Payments Initiative (EPI) Group
- Bancontact Payconiq Company (BPC)
- ENTSO-E
- Vlaams Woningfonds
- Dexia & Dexia Crédit Local
- Mogelijk
Work highlights
Advised Crelan on its strategic partnership with Crédit Agricole Group.
Acting as counsel to Batopin to operate a common ATM network on the whole Belgium territory.
Regularly assisting Bancontact on various regulatory matters in respect of the Bancontact payment scheme and its PSP-license application.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Thomas Donnez
Other key lawyers
Nicolas Schrans