Willem Roell
FinTech Guide 2025
Band 4 : FinTech Legal
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About
Provided by Willem Roell
Practice Areas
Willem focuses on fintech, payments and digital assets. Willem advises international and domestic (neo) banks, e-money and payment institutions, investment firms, digital asset providers, and their investors.
He covers financial services, AML/CFT, consumer protection and e-commerce regulations, and the regulatory aspects of M&A.
Willem assists with the full lifecycle, from market access and product development to ongoing compliance with EU laws, regulatory disputes and exits.
Willem co-authored the Dutch legal handbook on MiCAR and is contributing member of the Dutch Financial Law Review.
Professional Memberships
Dutch Financial Law Association (Vereniging voor Financieel recht)
Publications
Dutch legal handboek on the European Crypto Act: MiCAR
Various publications on topics such as:
- crypto regulations
- e-money and stablecoins
- Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and security token offerings
- requirements on the use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector
Languages Spoken
Dutch, English
Work Highlights
- Strategy & structuring around blockchain based business models
- Licensing: payments, e-money, neo banking, investment firms, consumer credit, insurance intermediation
- Embedded finance solutions & platforms
- Regulatory compliance and strategy
- Regulatory enforcement
- Capital markets and crypto markets (incl. prospectus and white papers)
Education
Leiden University (Netherlands)
Masters in Financial Law
Leiden University (Netherlands)
Bachelors in Law
Universidad National de La Plata (Argentina)
Chambers Review
FinTech
Willem Röell is co-head of the Financial Innovation team at De Roos. He is well-versed in a variety of FinTech related matters, including acquisitions. Clients praise Röell for his understanding of FinTech businesses and their needs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Willem is a very strong lawyer and great communicator. He really understands the dynamics in which a FinTech company needs to operate."
"Willem Röell is very knowledgeable and understands the industry very well. The level of service he provides is expectational."
"Willem Röell is really approachable and practical."
"Willem is business-minded. He helps clients achieve their goals and tries to find solutions instead of problems."
"Willem is a very strong lawyer and great communicator. He really understands the dynamics in which a FinTech company needs to operate."
"Willem Röell is very knowledgeable and understands the industry very well. The level of service he provides is expectational."
"Willem Röell is really approachable and practical."
"Willem is business-minded. He helps clients achieve their goals and tries to find solutions instead of problems."