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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Position
Marian Scheele specialises in the financial regulatory and legal aspects of financial institutions, with a focus on Fintechs (incl. banks, EMIs, PSPs, platforms, crypto and blockchain companies). She leads the Fintech Team and co-leads the Tech Team of Clifford Chance Amsterdam. Her expertise includes advising on licensing and registration, governance, structure and organisation and other ongoing license requirements. She is frequently involved in corporate restructurings and M&A transactions including IPOs. She contributes to the implementation of EU financial regulatory law in Dutch national law.
Marian is a member of the Public Affairs Committee of INREV. She is ranked in the leading legal directories such as Chambers and Legal 500.
Career
Admitted as an advocaat in Netherlands 1992
NautaDutilh 1992
Seconded to NautaDutilh New York office 1996
Seconded to Slaughter and May London 1998
Seconded to ABN AMRO Amsterdam 1999
Joined Clifford Chance as senior counsel 2012
Education
University of Amsterdam (Dutch Law) 1991
Grotius (Post-graduate education for Dutch Securities Law specialists) 1998
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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.