Marc Benzler

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Banking & Finance: Regulatory

Germany

11 Years Ranked

Band 1

Capital Markets: Derivatives

Germany

16 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

Europe 2024

About

Provided by Marc Benzler

Germany

Practice Areas

Marc Benzler specialises in the area of banking and capital markets, with particular emphasis on regulatory issues, recovery and resolution planning and the regulation of derivatives and financial market infrastructures.

Marc also advises on M&A transactions in the financial sector, on the establishing of banks and branches (including the provision of cross-border services) and on compliance matters. He has significant experience on the Banking Union and supervision by the ECB, and has also regularly advised clients on sustainable Finance and ESG related matters for many years.

With in-depth expertise in financial regulation and financial markets infrastructure, Marc is a key individual in the firm's Fintech initiatives which is strengthened by his day to day advisory and transactional experience. He supports investors of Fintech start-ups and advises on tokenisation, token offerings and innovative ways of distributing investment products.

Career

University of Passau 1991

University of Tübingen 1993

University of Konstanz (Dr. jur.) 1998

Admitted as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany 1998

Joined Clifford Chance 1998

Partner since 2004

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Banking & Finance: Regulatory - Germany

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Marc Benzler is held in high regard for his excellent regulatory expertise. He regularly advises international banks and banking associations on a broad array of topics, ranging from industry master agreements to deposit protection scheme admissions and regulatory aspects of transactions. His further expertise in fintech mandates, such as tokenisation issues, makes him an attractive choice for a wide range of mandates.

Indviduelles Editorial

Marc Benzler wird für seine exzellente regulatorische Expertise geschätzt. Er berät regelmäßig internationale Banken und Bankenverbände zu einem breiten Themenspektrum, das von Branchenrahmenverträgen über die Zulassung zu Einlagensicherungssystemen bis hin zu regulatorischen Aspekten von Transaktionen reicht. Seine weitere Expertise in Fintech-Mandaten, wie z.B. Tokenisierungsfragen, macht ihn zu einer attraktiven Wahl für eine Vielzahl von Mandaten.

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Capital Markets: Derivatives - Germany

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Marc Benzler is held in high esteem for his longstanding expertise in the German and European financial regulatory and derivatives world. He is regularly mandated on matters pertaining to industry master agreements and clearing documentation.

Indviduelles Editorial

Marc Benzler wird für seine langjährige Expertise in der deutschen und europäischen Finanzaufsichts- und Derivatewelt geschätzt. Er ist regelmäßig in Fragen der Branchenrahmenverträge und der Clearingdokumentation tätig.

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