Van Benthem & Keulen is praised for its ability to turn its ‘extensive knowledge into practical understandable solutions’, acting for multinational banks and financial services companies. The practice group is jointly led by Frank Richel and Dennis Apperloo, who handle a mix of regulatory investigations, M&A compliance and fintech matters. Apperloo is regularly called upon to assist with interim relief proceedings relating to potential regulatory infringements. Richel is sought-after for his experience in regulatory advisory and contentious mandates.
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Testimonials
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- Frank Richel is very pleasant to work with. He is easy to approach and thinks practically in finding solutions for the challenges our company is faced with. He has very good knowledge of our business and position in the market, and how to translate that into useful support for the legal team in this company.
- Very pragmatic and fair pricing.
- Pragmatism and quick to respond.
- ‘High level of expertise in banking law, banking supervisory law and FinTech. The team possesses experience in cross-border matters and has a good network in the local market.'
- ‘Dennis Apperloo is an absolute expert in banking law. Our collaboration has always been perfect.'
- ‘The team is very strong in turning their extensive knowledge and wisdom into practical understandable solutions or advice.’
- 'Pragmatic and quick to respond.'
- 'Dennis Apperloo has excellent knowledge of civil law and gave us good, usable and practical, hands-on advice on drafting a new mortgage deed.'
- ‘Frank Richel is a good solicitor. He is modest, experienced and able to assess legal issues well.'
- 'Very knowledgeable with a customer-focused and down-to-earth approach.’
Key clients
- ING Bank N.V.
- Revolut Bank UAB
- Trivium Packaging B.V.
- (One of the shareholders of) CCV
- Triodos Bank N.V.
- BNP Paribas Personal Finance B.V.
- De Volksbank N.V.
- Citibank Europe Plc
- Arval B.V.
- Scildon N.V.
- BNP Paribas Cardif
- equensWorldline N.V.
- ASN Bank N.V.
Work highlights
Assisting ING Bank N.V. in (pending) legal proceedings and pending financial advisory related matters.
Advising various entities of BNP Paribas in the Netherlands, such as Cardif, Personal Finance, Arval and the Netherlands branch office.
Providing various (ongoing) advice to Revolut Bank UAB on the obligations under the Dutch financial supervision act, Dutch civil code and Dutch anti-money laundering regulations.
Practice head
Frank Richel; Dennis Apperloo
Other key lawyers
Dylan Verheij; Micky Peters