Noerr comprehensively covers all aspects of regulatory law and advises banks, financial institutions and payment services providers as well as companies and asset managers. Most recently, the practice advised on regulatory issues pertaining to digital business models and crypto assets as well as on restructuring and cooperation agreements, Jens Kunz frequently took the lead here, and also assisted with BaFin proceedings and AML compliance issues. Additionally, the team regularly supports transactions across all practices. Kunz co-leads with Thomas Heitzer, who focuses on insurance supervisory law.
Testimonials
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'It feels like there is a high volume of similar procedures in the area of financial regulation and payment services law. This means they have a very good knowledge of the authorities' practices. What is particularly worth mentioning is the knowledge of the market for payment service providers, which enables the team to point out implementation hurdles, for example.'
'Jens Kunz: Incredibly smart lawyer who keeps an eye on current developments and always considers the economic implications of decisions.'
'Accessibility, strength to react even at short notice.'
'Very professional team, both in terms of content and collaboration.'
'High quality results, deadlines are met, timely feedback.'
Key clients
- Baader Bank AG
- Deutsche Börse AG
- Frankfurter Volksbank eG
- HRK Lunis AG, Portfoliounternehmen J.C. Flowers
- Omnicom Group
- OWH SE i.L (vormals VTB Bank)
- Summit Partners
- Wendel SE
Work highlights
- Advising Deutsche Börse AG on the agreement of a long-term strategic cooperation with Google Cloud. The cooperation includes cloud usage and innovation projects in the financial services sector.
- Advising a European credit institution on the restructuring of its business in Germany.
- Advising a German private bank on a comprehensive compliance audit with particular reference to AML requirements.