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Digital Economy

Digital Economy

Digital transformation is all about using the latest technology to improve your business model. Digital technology creates new business opportunities which in turn creates a whole new range of tax and legal challenges such as contracting, data protection, privacy questions, intellectual property, consumer protection and competition issues.

The speed at which digital technology has become an integral part of our daily lives has overtaken most legislative processes. In recent years, the European Union, Member-States and international legislative bodies have therefore increased their regulatory efforts.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important factor in the decisions of investors, companies, consumers, shareholders and policy and law makers. The broadly supported awareness of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) objectives is reflected in many international voluntary standards as well as in an increasing number of European regulations.

Substance & Tax Law

Substance & Tax Law

In recent years tax authorities have placed more emphasis on combatting the use of abusive and aggressive tax structures by companies operating across borders, to ensure fair taxation. The EU and OECD have provided tax authorities with various instruments such as the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) and the Multilateral Instrument. The judgements handed down by the CJEU on the Danish cases have also set an important precedent.

However, since entities with no minimal substance and economic activity are supposedly still used for improper tax purposes, the European Commission recently issued a new proposal (ATAD 3). It is highly recommended that taxpayers already assess the possible impact of the proposal and consider opportunities for strengthening their local footprint and/or restructuring.

How we can help

Timely and pragmatic advice

We have a well-established practice with extensive experience in assisting and advising players in the financial sector e.g., banks, investment firms, payment institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, fund managers and other financial service providers. We leverage this experience providing contextual, bespoke advice. Timely and pragmatic advice regarding regulatory issues is a cornerstone of our practice.

Strategic regulatory advice with a clear roadmap

As a business in the financial services industry, you are constantly integrating legal and regulatory change. You are therefore looking for strategic regulatory advice with a clear roadmap for implementation. We help to provide this clarity by assessing the evolving regulatory landscape and understanding each client’s business.

Integrated approach

By combining financial regulatory expertise, transactional skills, and tax knowledge, we can enable your success in the changing financial landscape. Our broad local and international networks and strong relationships with supervisory bodies can support your needs.

Financing solutions are multiplying and the legal implications relating to financial products are becoming more complex.
The world of capital markets is characterised by rapid change, increased regulation and innovation.
As an international organisation, you face many challenges, from ever-changing regulations to complex cross-border transactions and beyond.
Using a unique integrated and solution-driven approach, we help guide you through these issues. We cover the full spectrum of employment law - pension law, social security and employment taxes.
With an integrated approach that sets us apart in the market, we offer our clients a unique combination of legal, tax and regulatory advice.
With integrated knowledge, tailored to our clients’ needs, our dedicated team will ensure a successful outcome of any type of real estate project.
We offer integrated services, in collaboration with both our attorneys-at-law and civil-law notaries.

Full-service support

You can count on our assistance for:

  • guidance and advice on the impact of current and future legislation on, for example, market access, development of products, services, and business operations
  • the preparation and filing of license applications, notifications, and registrations with financial regulatory supervisors
  • advice on and structuring of the regulatory aspects of acquisitions and other transactions in the financial sector
  • guidance and assistance in respect of investigations by supervisory bodies
  • drafting and review of internal and client documentation

Supporting your projects

Designing a project to implement regulatory change or analyse the scope of implementation can be a challenge. By making us part of the project team or introducing us as a subject-matter escalation point, we can provide the appropriate legal support. You will then benefit from our firm-wide experience and expertise in our home markets in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland and the understanding of nuances in each jurisdiction.

What others say

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“Loyens & Loeff has a well-regarded practice advising clients on corporate and real estate finance matters, with notable experience acting on acquisition finance.”
Chambers Europe (2022)
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“The team is well known for assisting with regulatory matters, including regulatory approval. Clients additionally benefit from the firm's highly respected shipping finance expertise.”
Chambers Europe (2022)
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“The team is always very flexible and hard-working, with fast services.”
Chambers Europe (2022)
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“Loyens & Loeff remains one of the Netherlands’ premier firms for residential mortgage-backed securities matters, with a client list that includes challenger banks beginning to invest in the mortgage space, as well as large financial institutions.”
Legal 500 (2022)
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“The Loyens team has some of the most significant and diversified experience in the Dutch securitization market and is very innovative when facing legal hurdles.”
Legal 500 (2022)
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“Excellent response times, huge expertise and user friendly.”
Legal 500 (2022)
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"The people are professional, but also nice to work with. They know our firm and the issues we deal with. What I like is that people often work in pairs, which is convenient because there is always a backup in case of sickness or a holiday. Loyens Loeff has all legal areas of focus in-house, so that a specialized lawyer can always step in when the case also concerns another area of law."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"Very good hands on team with great knowledge of the insurance industry."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"Very nice people. Punctual. Efficient. Quick to lend a hand and fine professional work."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"Very service oriented and independent. They think for themselves and add value."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"Loyens & Loeff’s financial services regulatory practice covers the entire regulatory landscape, while other Dutch-based law firms only have specific expertise."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"High knowledge of regulatory affairs and industry developments. Well informed and strong expertise. Understanding of clients’ businesses and tailor-made advice."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"The team is very knowledgeable about a wide range of regulatory topics, which is combined with an excellent understanding of the market. The team takes a proactive approach to advising its clients."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"Loyens & Loeff’s financial services regulatory practice offers solid and practical advice for our business matters. They’re very approachable and deliver quickly and provide good follow-up advise and actions. They also have a good understanding of our business or are capable of picking it up very quickly, which makes the collaboration more productive and efficient."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"Approachable, responsive, flexible and practical, all values that we greatly appreciate in our collaboration."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"What is different from other law firms is that the approach is pragmatic und solution-oriented."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"Full-service banking team. Responsive and commercially minded."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"The team is very knowledgeable about Swiss regulations and we have had excellent collaboration. Loyens offer practical advice and are great at communicating relevant updates to us."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"A client can feel that they work as a team. If needed, experts will just be ‘zoomed’ in or invited to the meeting, but you still always know who is your main contact within the firm."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"The finance team we worked with is a fresh, young, powerful team of women who were very active and responsive during the transaction. Overall, a strong, experienced and powerful team which is up and coming in the Swiss finance market."
Legal 500 (2022)
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"Thoroughness of the firm's research."
Chambers & Partners Europe (2022)
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"Provides invaluable support for our work."
Chambers & Partners Europe (2022)
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"Whenever I need Dutch law advice Loyens & Loeff is at the top of my list."
Chambers & Partners Europe (2022)
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"Always very flexible and hard-working, with fast services."
Chambers & Partners Europe (2022)
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"The team provides expert advice. We appreciate the firm for its hands-on manner. People are highly involved and committed to getting the job done in a pragmatic manner."
Chambers Europe (2021)
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“Formidable experience acting for banks, investors, pension funds and private equity houses."
Chambers Europe (2020)
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“The firm is really responsive, result-driven and pragmatic."
Chambers Europe (2020)
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“High expertise and also pleasant to work with. Understands our business and industry and is pro-active, so it is easy to obtain advice."
Legal 500 (2020)
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“The firm has very strong private equity ties, is well placed to provide solution-oriented advice and is conversant with market norms on both the borrower and lender side."
Legal 500 (2020)
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“The team provides out of the box thinking and really goes the extra mile."
Legal 500 (2020)
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“Good knowledge of the real estate lending industry; understands our needs and requirements."
Legal 500 (2020)
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“Excellent expertise in combining both consumer lending and protection requirements with lending to professional real estate investors and, as such, able to advise on the entire spectrum of our business."
Legal 500 (2020)
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“Availability and responsibility, easy to approach, high knowledge and experience."
Legal 500 (2020)
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