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Axel Schiemann
Position
Axel Schiemann is a financial regulatory partner who advises German and global clients on a full spectrum of domestic and cross-border regulatory issues and transactions in the financial sector. He is a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group.
Mr. Schiemann regularly advises on:
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- Prudential supervision of banks and investment firms (including CRR/CRDIV)
- Securities related compliance (including MAR, MiFID/MiFID II)
- Mergers and acquisitions in the financial industry
- Issuance of regulatory capital instruments
- Litigation in the financial sector
- Regulatory enforcement and investigations
- Bank recovery and resolution
- Corporate governance and remuneration systems
- IT/Outsourcing
- Fintech and ICOs
- Brexit-related issues
Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Schiemann served in different in-house roles in the financial industry.
Mr. Schiemann frequently writes and speaks on financial regulatory issues. For example, he is co-author of a commentary on Securities Compliance (Wertpapier-Compliance in der Praxis) and a commentary on the German Supervisory Act on Payment Services (ZAG – Kommentar zum Zahlungsdiensteaufsichtsgesetz).
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Banking and finance > Financial services: regulatory
Latham & Watkins LLP is well known for its regulatory expertise in M&A and private equity transactions. The team also offers assistance with regulatory audits and enforcement procedures of the ECB and BaFin as well as preventative compliance issues and reporting obligations, licensing requirements for German business activities, including cryptocurrency-related matters, and the implementation of ESG strategies. The practice is led by Markus Krüger (transactions and regulatory advice) and Axel Schiemann, who recently assisted with a cross-border investigation pertaining to AML compliance and advised a global crypto platform operator on licensing matters pertaining to crypto trading and deposits.
Germany > Banking and finance > Fintech
Latham & Watkins LLP ‘s multidisciplinary team comprehensively advises financial institutions, investors, fintech companies and technology companies on transactions, investments in fintech companies and regulatory issues; the latter also pertains to licensing procedures regarding new business models, including crypto asset-related services. The team frequently cooperates across locations on fintech-based business models, which is complemented by expertise in enforcement procedures and litigation. The practice is led by Axel Schiemann, who covers crypto asset-related issues as well as banking and regulatory issues in connection with fintech innovations, and Markus Krüger, who is well versed in transactions and regulatory matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust
- Information technology > Data protection
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Tax
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Banking and finance > Financial services: regulatory
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Industry focus > Energy
- Tax
- Compliance > Compliance
- Compliance > Internal investigations
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Employment
- Private equity > Transactions