Europe - Germany • Banking and finance
SERNETZ • SCHÄFER
SERNETZ • SCHÄFER‘s regulatory expertise is frequently called upon in the litigation context, whereas the team also assists with transactions, the development of new financial products, including digital products, as well as payment services supervison and money laundering law matters. The practice is regularly instructed by companies, private equity companies as well as large and regional banks. Practice head Frank Schäfer is experienced in banking, capital markets and financial regulatory law; he is supported by Jörg Mimberg (fintech and payment services supervision law) and Thomas Eckhold (banking, capital markets and financial regulatory law).
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Testimonials
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'To me, the Sernetz Schäfer team is one of the leading law firms for all banking regulatory and resolution issues.'
'Thomas Eckhold is my clear go-to partner, whose constructive, critical and at the same time appreciative, objective manner I greatly appreciate.'
- 'Ferdinand Kruis is an excellent lawyer with high assertiveness.'
'Andreas Höder is an excellent litigator with enormous experience in the finance and corporate sectors. He is assertive and has excellent legal skills.'
'The law firm represented us excellently in the area of regulation.'
Key clients
- Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
- EP Global Commerce
- Hypo Real Estate
- ProSiebenSat1 SE
- Stadtsparkasse München
- UniCredit Bank AG
- VTB Bank (Europe) SE
- WealthCap
- Wirecard Bank AG
Work highlights
- Advising Wirecard Bank as a result of the Wirecard scandal, in particular advising on the institution's regulatory resolution in close coordination with BaFin.
- Banking and banking regulatory advice to VTB Bank (Europe) SE on the resolution of the bank as a result of EU sanctions and supervisory orders from BaFin; Transfer of the bank to regular liquidation.
- Regulatory advice to EP Global Commerce on the acquisition of additional shares in METRO AG regarding the reinsurer belonging to the METRO Group; Initiation and implementation of newly required regulatory procedures as part of this transaction.
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