Chambers and Partners heeft haar FinTech rankings voor 2021 gepubliceerd. Op basis van uitgebreid onafhankelijk en objectief onderzoek, dat zij uitvoert in de markt, stelt Chambers and Partners jaarlijks een lijst samen van toonaangevende FinTech professionals wereldwijd.
Graag presenteren wij met trots onze volledige ranking als het enige kantoor uit Nederland met een ‘Band 1’ ranking voor FinTech.
What the team is known for
Kennedy Van der Laan is an independent Dutch law firm with offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven. It has market-leading practices in the areas of technology contracting, data protection and financial services regulation. With one of the largest dedicated FinTech teams in the Netherlands, the firm is able to assist large financial institutions alongside a suite of scale-up FinTechs. In addition, Kennedy Van der Laan has a portfolio of LegalTech solutions available to clients.
Strengths
"The firm has a good mix of financial regulatory strength and an outstanding technology practice."
"Kennedy Van der Laan has specialists for several legal fields - it's a one-stop shop for our legal challenges in complex situations. It's also an approachable and down-to-earth law firm. There's a core team there that's been at the firm for a long time."
Work highlights
Assisted a bank in a range of matters, including in relation to license applications, wallets and payments-based lending products.
Notable practitioners
Joris van Horzen heads the FinTech team and specializes in payments, alternative lending and the regulatory elements relevant to IT contracting in the FinTech space. An interviewee describes him as "one of the few guys in the Netherlands who really does financial regulatory work in this space." A market insider says: "Joris has a very straightforward style of communication, is an expert in his field and is a pleasure to work with." "He's got great payments expertise," highlights one peer.
