Recognised for its ‘unparalleled depth of expertise in each financial regulatory area’, Clifford Chance offers strong regulatory, transactional and technology expertise. The team supports fintech innovators, scale-ups, BigTech entrants and global financial institutions across a broad range of domestic and cross-border fintech cases. Steering the group is Marian Scheele, who stands out for her ’industry knowledge, commercial awareness, and practical advice’. Scheele is well-equipped to support clients across the full regulatory fintech landscape, advising banks, payment and e-money providers, trading and lending platforms, and crypto and blockchain companies on licensing, governance and product design, while also steering complex restructurings and M&A.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Unparalleled depth of expertise in each financial regulatory area.’
- ‘Marian Scheele stands out due to her industry knowledge, commercial awareness, and practical advice.'
- 'Erwin Schreuder stands out because of his incredibly bright mind and ability to understand and solve complex issues.'
- 'Robert Smits stands out with his ability to remain calm under extreme pressure and his knowledge of MIFID.'
- 'Jurgen van der Meer stands out with his in depth knowledge of banking regulations.’
- ‘The practice stands out for its combination of deep legal expertise and a forward-looking, client-focused approach. The team demonstrates a strong ability to anticipate developments in the market and proactively advise on emerging issues, which sets them apart.'
- ‘Marian Scheele is able to provide thorough advice while at the same time making it pragmatic and easily digestible, something that is so important to be able to bring so many stakeholders along on a certain decision or process.’
Key clients
- Adevinta
- IMC
- Tencent / WeChatPay Europe
- Adyen
- OKX
- Brand New Day
- MarketAxess
- Hartwig Houdstermaatschappij
- flatexDEGIRO
- D2X
- Amsterdam Commodities Trading (ACT)
- Fourthline
- Mollie
- bunq
- Bitvavo
- Finom Payments
- InnoEnergy
- Picnic
- Floryn
- Optiver
Work highlights
Advised IMC on a wide range of topics including on financial regulatory, corporate, employment, Tech/Digital, and other matters in the EU, UK, US, the Middle East, APAC.
Advised Airwallex on new products and services under Dutch and EU financial regulatory law, also on setting up branch offices in other EU countries.
Assisted InnoEnergy with their international restructuring, involving setting up a new governance structure and drafting documentation, with a view to restructuring the corporate set up of InnoEnergy, including adding a fund manager.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Marian Scheele
Other key lawyers
Erwin Schreuder; Robert Smits; Jurgen van der Meer