Banking & Finance: Regulatory | Europe

A&O Shearman is a renowned banking and finance law firm offering a full service across financial transactions, including structured financing and debt restructuring mandates. The team also offers outstanding expertise to clients in questions relating to financial regulations. Lawyers at the law firm act for a wide range of clients, including Belgian companies and international investors as both borrowers and lenders, as well as having a market-leading reputation for advising financial institutions. The Brussels-based team also assists clients with project and asset financing matters.

Baker McKenzie has a highly esteemed international team with strong expertise in a range of financial mandates. Lawyers at the law firm regularly act on lending transactions, including credit facilities and secured loans. The team offers particular experience assisting financial institutions with significant acquisition financing mandates, as well as bridge facilities and debt refinancing. The team at Baker McKenzie has experience advising both borrowers and lenders on cross-border sustainability-linked credit agreements alongside its offices in other jurisdictions. The group additionally draws attention for its financial regulatory practice, guiding clients through their licensing and supervisory obligations and the regulatory aspects of investment fund and insurance matters.

DLA Piper offers a considerable international network with an extensive global footprint and is known for transactional matters, with a particular focus on refinancing and acquisition finance. The team frequently acts on PPP infrastructure projects, regularly representing public authorities or the project's sponsors. The law firm's client roster includes banks, insurance companies and asset managers. Team members often assist clients with regulatory matters, such as the launch of new products, fund structuring, financial litigation and payment services regulations.

Hogan Lovells is recognised for its experience in handling a range of financing mandates. The team acts as borrowers' and lenders' counsel, advising on acquisition finance, real estate finance, refinancings and credit facilities. The lawyers also advise clients on securitisation mandates. Hogan Lovells complements its financing practice with strength in the financial regulatory space, acting on asset management matters, marketing activities, product launches and AML obligations.

Liedekerke has an acclaimed finance practice that advises on a broad range of transactional mandates and regulatory matters. Lawyers at the firm regularly act for lenders, representing clients in real estate and acquisition financing matters. The team also assists prominent Belgian borrowers with a range of financing mandates. Liedekerke further advises clients from the asset management and insurance sectors on regulatory compliance.

Loyens & Loeff has a well-known team with particular expertise in project financing matters, regularly advising both borrowers and lenders on complex cases in the energy and infrastructure sectors. The law firm also offers significant expertise in debt restructuring mandates, advising syndicated lenders on a range of refinancing and insolvency cases. Lawyers in the team are also adept at advising on real estate and acquisition financing. Team members have notable experience in regulatory matters, helping with compliance requirements, fund marketing activities and investigations launched by regulators.

NautaDutilh houses a solid team offering a particularly strong banking regulatory practice, which represents domestic and European financial institutions in approval proceedings and licensing applications. Lawyers at the team also offer substantial experience in transactional work, including acquisition and project financing. The law firm has considerable experience advising borrowers from the energy, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Simont Braun is well known for its expertise advising clients on regulatory issues in the insurance and banking spheres. The team assists banks with the launch of new products, as well as compliance with a full range of EU regulations. It also represents payment service providers in their interactions with financial regulators.