Clifford Chance delivers ‘high end cross border advice’ to an esteemed client base, which consists of financial services companies, payment platforms and fintech start-ups. Jurgen van der Meer heads team and has broad experience which extends to EU regulatory compliance, licensing applications and MIFID advice. Marian Scheele is praised for her ’client-oriented’ approach and is adept at handling financial platform structuring matters and derivative trade mandates. Robert Smits brings additional strength regarding financial services and depositaries regulation.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is able to be fully integrated into the entity locally and within the broader company. They don't back down with adversarial counterparts.'
- ‘Very good understanding of our specific market.’
- 'A unique team because of their deep but also broad knowledge on financial regulations not only in the Netherlands but also globally.'
- ‘Marian Scheele always thinks about the answer we need, not just the one we want.’
- ‘The team continues to deliver high end cross border advice on complex regulator issues.’
- ‘Marian Scheele is very client oriented and makes sure you get the right advice.’
- 'Robert Smits stands out for his in-depth knowledge and ability to explain and solve very complex issues simply.'
- 'Jurgen van der Meer stands out for his knowledge on prudential topics.'
Key clients
- MUFG
- NatWest Markets
- Tencent
- IMC
- OKX / OKCoin
- Bitvavo
- Mollie
- D2X
- Adyen
- flatexDEGIRO
- ACT Commodities
- Inno Energy
- ING
Work highlights
Advised Tencent on financial regulatory issues relating to its EU payment services, and WeChatPay EU, a subsidiary of Tencent.
Advised and guided Adyen through its whole growth journey, from obtaining its banking license from the Dutch Central Bank and European Central Bank, to advising on its highly publicised IPO and listing on Euronext Amsterdam.
Advising flatexDEGIRO on financial regulatory issues, including regarding the offering and providing of flatexDEGIRO's products and services in the EU, in relation to MIFID and other EU and local legislation, involving many European jurisdictions.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Jurgen van der Meer
Other key lawyers
Marian Scheele; Robert Smits; Marina Sarkisjan