The fintech practice at Bird & Bird is well versed in advising on the fintech aspects of domestic and international transactional matters, as well as handling complex regulatory cases. Marjolein Geus, who has a core focus on regulatory matters, leads on the European Blockchain Sandbox project for the European Commission; she co-heads the department with Pauline Kuipers and Roger Van Buuren.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Great, on-topic knowledge and good cooperation between the various team members and us as clients.’
‘Good technical knowledge and understanding of the new challenges and opportunities in the fintech industry.'
‘Marjolein Geus did a fantastic job in organizing everything, keeping us up-to-date with how everything was proceeding. During the project I felt like we almost became friends instead of just interacting with your average partner. Warm recommendation!’
‘Lots of market knowledge and an excellent balance between pragmatism and legal solidity.’
‘Marjolein Geus knows how to relate well to both regulators and market participants.’
‘The team's ability to address advanced technology, such as blockchain and Verified Decentralized Self-Sovereign Identity and the regulation associated with it stands out. The team has an ability to understand new and future regulations quickly and effectively.’
- 'Wilfred Steenbruggen's excellent knowledge of his sector was delivered in concise evaluations. Wilfred delivers information in an approachable manner that engaged and enlightened us and was a pleasure to work with.'
Key clients
- European Commission
- Stichting 2Tokens
- ABN AMRO N.V.
- Rabobank
- deltaDAO
- Lukka
- Nuggets
- Anotherblock
- Equilibrium
- Mastercard Europe S.A.
- IoT Nederland
- IOTA Foundation
- EastNets
- Hacken
- Brickken
- DigiShares
- REClosure
- Trrue
- Custodiex
- Amdax
- Celebratix
- Metaseum
- TDE (OnYourMarks)
Work highlights
- Acting as counsel to the EU Commission on establishing a regulatory sandbox for blockchain and decentralized data solutions.
- Acting for Mastercard in two high-profile regulatory matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marjolein Geus, Pauline Kuipers, Roger Van Buuren