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Kennedy Van der Laan

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Kennedy Van der Laan

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Provided by Kennedy Van der Laan

Kennedy Van der Laan's FinTech practice is widely considered as a legal pioneer: we were FinTech lawyers before the term existed. This comes naturally as a technology and innovations is in our firms DNA. It has the largest multi-disciplinary FinTech team in the Netherlands. Our mandates are sophisticated and diverse and often comprise payment services, embedded finance, data protection, cyber security, open finance, AI, crypto currencies, investment services (online brokerage) and NFTs. Promising start-ups, thriving scale-ups, and established FinTechs and financial institutions all appear on our client list. Our firm is widely regarded as a strong technology firm and considered as a market leader in our FinTech, IT, data protection, licensing and intellectual property practices. 

We are well connected with the relevant Dutch regulators; the Dutch Central Bank (“DNB”) and the Authority for the Financial Markets (“AFM”). Besides, our FinTech lawyers have a large network including key industry players in the financial sector. We can leverage our network to further support our clients beyond solely legal and regulatory advice. Our practice group values a practical and pragmatic approach.

Clients (10)

  • Rabobank
  • Currence
  • Bolt
  • Zero Hash
  • Moss
  • Billie
  • MeDirect Bank
  • Raisin
  • Worldline
  • Nuvei

Chambers Review

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FinTech Legal - Netherlands

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Kennedy Van der Laan is an independent Dutch law firm with market-leading practices in technology contracting, data protection and financial services regulation. It has one of the largest dedicated FinTech teams in the Netherlands and is able to assist large financial institutions and scale-up FinTechs.
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Work Highlights

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  • Kennedy Van der Laan provide ongoing advice to Rabobank in relation to DORA compliance.

Strengths

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  • I find the Kennedy Van der Laan team to be very approachable and customer-centred. They have a broad range of expertise.

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  • Kennedy Van der Laan's strength is their deep expertise in technology and their pragmatic, business-oriented approach. They provide forward-thinking, actionable solutions that address client needs.

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  • The Kennedy Van der Laan team understand their area of expertise like no other firm. They have strong quality, knowledge at their fingertips and are very pragmatic.

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  • The Kennedy Van der Laan team is flexible, provide personalised contact and are subject matter experts with true local knowledge, which can only be obtained via deep exposure to the market.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Joris van Horzen
    Joris van Horzen

    Joris van Horzen

    Joris van Horzen heads the FinTech team and specialises in payments, alternative lending and the regulatory elements relevant to IT contracting in the FinTech sector.

    • Joris provides clear and practical advice. He is responsive, insightful and proactive in spotting risks and proposing strategies.

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    • Joris is an exceptional legal professional. He has a unique combination of technical expertise and a deep commercial understanding. He provides strategic and forward-looking advice.

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    • Joris quickly understands what the problem is and how to tackle it legally. He also listens carefully to what our business wants.

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    • Joris van Horzen is attentive to our needs, very direct in his insights and also responsive.

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  • Emanuel van Praag
    Emanuel van Praag

    Emanuel van Praag

    Emanuel van Praag has a strong reputation and is experienced in advising financial institutions and FinTech companies on crypto assets and payments solutions.

    • Emanuel van Praag has an intuitive sense of regulatory requirements and expectations.

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    • Emanuel van Praag stands out for his rare combination of deep regulatory expertise, strategic thinking, and commercial pragmatism.

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    • Emanuel is very good in the field of innovation and digitisation in the financial sector. He can explain something difficult very well.

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