The team at DLA Piper leverages its ‘profound knowledge in the financial services area’ to handle the full cycle of regulatory mandates, ranging from authorisation and compliance matters to transactional advice, investigations and enforcement. Pierre Berger - who has leadership roles within several of the firm’s global and Belgian financial services and insurance practice groups - counts major financial institutions, international technology companies and fintech disruptors among his regular clients. In September 2022, counsel Peter-Jan Smet joined from NautaDutilh, strengthening the group’s ability to advise fund managers, advisors, promoters, and institutional investors. Marie Goossens is a key name at the junior end.
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‘DLA Piper's Belgian team is very efficient and has profound knowledge in the financial services area. Very easy to work with.’
‘The entire team is great to work with, but I would specifically recommend Marie Goossens, who is a young, yet very experienced, lawyer. I am sure that she has a great future and will become one of the leading experts in Belgium for financial services.’
‘They have a great team with a good complementarity of junior and senior advisors.’
‘The people at DLA Piper are motivated and always prepared to help. They are also invested and will help you find a solution that fits, and support you throughout the process. They are sincere and very friendly.’
Key clients
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
- Accenture LLP
- Aion NV
- Alan SA
- Alpha Card CBA
- Alychlo NV
- Amazon Inc
- Amonis BV
- Amonis OFP
- Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC)
- Argenta group
- Arkane dba Venly
- Athora Ireland Services Limited
- Axa Bank Belgium NV
- Bancontact Payconiq Company NV
- Bank Degroof Petercam Asset Management NV
- Bank Nagelmackers NV
- Bank of Valletta p.l.c.
- Banxa Holdings Inc.
- Belfius Bank NV/SA
- Belfius Investment Partners NV
- Bitstamp
- Blox B.V.
- BNP Paribas Fortis
- Bpost SA
- Capfi Delen Asset Management
- CEGEKA Groep NV
- Chess Capital
- Citizens Bank, National Association
- Complychain
- Crelan N.V
- Curvo B.V.
- D2X Group
- Degroof Petercam Asset Management
- Delen Private Bank NV
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Discai NV
- Doccle BV
- Euroclear SA
- European Commission
- Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij
- Fortino Capital Partners NV
- Horizon Equity Partners SA
- iBanFirst SA
- ICICI Bank
- ING Belgie NV
- ING Solutions Investment Management NV
- Invest for Jobs NV
- Investeringsmaatschappij Argenta NV
- Isabel NV
- ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc.
- J.P. Morgan Europe Limited
- KBC Asset Management NV
- KBC Group NV
- Keyrock S.A.
- Kuwait Petroleum (Belgium) NV (Q8)
- Lightyear Europe AS
- Lombard International Assurance
- Lukoil Belgium NV
- Marklaan Advisory B.V.
- Mercier Vanderlinden AssetManagement NV
- MGF (EU) Limited NV
- Minna Technologies AB
- Miraclon
- MoneyGram International, Inc.
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
- MS Amlin Insurance SE
- Natwest Markets NV
- Netoil Capital Limited
- OTP Bank Nyrt.
- Pensioenfonds Metaal OFP
- PMV Fund Management NV
- POM NV
- Qover SA/NV
- RIA Payment Institution
- Santander Consumer Bank AS
- SD Worx People Solutions NV
- SharpX
- Societe Generale SA
- StarStone Insurance SE
- Strada Partners
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Tesla Motors Netherlands B.V.
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- The Fortegra Group, LLC
- Tioga Capital Partners
- Top Tier Access Partners BV
- Travelex Acquisitionco Limited
- Unifiedpost NV and Unifiedpost Payments NV
- Visa Inc.
- Worldline SA/NV
- Worxinvest NV
- Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
Work highlights
- Assisted KBC Asset Management with the reorganisation of its Bulgarian fund offering channel.
- Represented Argenta Spaarbank in phishing litigation where a group of 51 claimants is bringing a case against the client in order to recover their lost funds.
- Advised Belfius Bank on the cross-border commercialisation of pan-European ELTIF funds to Belgian high-net-worth investors.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading associates
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Marie Goossens
DLA PiperPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Pierre Berger