At Liedekerke, Damien Conem heads up the broader corporate and finance practice, while Tom Van Dyck leads the dedicated financial regulatory branch; this specialised group is regularly instructed by the majority of key domestic banks, and has recently made significant client gains in the crypto and blockchain spaces. The firm has also assembled an ESG-focused, cross-departmental team which comprises banking, financial regulation, energy, corporate, capital markets, administrative law and employment experts.
Testimonials
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‘Very good responsiveness. Concise and practical advice. Access to the 'regulatory dashboard' on a daily basis is a great tool, allowing us to save time while remaining aware of constantly growing legal developments.’
‘Working with Tom Van Dyck is a pleasure, he is very responsive, with very good command of complex regulations, very fluent and agreeable communication.’
Key clients
- AG Insurance
- Ascot
- Belfius Bank
- Belsipa
- Binance
- BLB
- BMW Financial Services
- BNP Paribas Cardif
- B-sure
- Degroof Petercam
- Deutsche Bank
- Elyps
- eToro
- Euroclear
- GIC
- Greenomy
- I4B
- KBC
- MG
- Natixis
- NTT Data
- Payward
- Quilvest
- Shelter
- Independer
- Yago
- Spaargids
Work highlights
- Instructed as regular counsel for the Brussels branch of Deutsche Bank, advising on the interpretation of the Belgian private placement criteria under the Belgian AIFM Law, MiFID II obligations and the Prospectus Regulation.
- Assisted Euroclear with the co-ordination of the second phase of a multi-jurisdictional survey analysing the ways in which SRDII will impact the client’s operations.
- Assisted Maxel with the amendment of its registration with the FSMA and the registration of Privafin as a banking and investment services intermediary.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Damien Conem, Tom Van Dyck