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Koen van Leeuwen

Koen works in the financial markets group and is based in our Amsterdam office. He specialises in financial markets regulation and has particular experience in relation to asset management, other investment services and crypto services. He also has experience advising on derivatives regulation and documentation. Since joining Simmons & Simmons in 2019, Koen has advised leading global financial institutions on a broad range of financial services regulations. He is also experienced in application procedures with the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and the Dutch Central Bank (DNB). Furthermore, he regularly negotiates documentation for derivatives, lately in particular with respect to the initial margin requirements. · Simmons & Simmons

NetherlandsFinancial Markets Regulation, Asset Management

About

Koen van Leeuwen specializes in financial markets regulation with particular experience in asset management, other investment services, and crypto services. He also advises on derivatives regulation and documentation. Since joining Simmons & Simmons in 2019, he has advised leading global financial institutions on financial services regulations, including application procedures with the AFM and DNB. He regularly negotiates derivatives documentation, especially regarding initial margin requirements.

Practice areas

Financial Markets RegulationAsset ManagementInvestment ServicesCrypto ServicesDerivatives RegulationDerivatives Documentation

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Expertise

Financial Markets RegulationAsset ManagementInvestment ServicesCrypto ServicesDerivatives RegulationDerivatives DocumentationApplication Procedures with AFMApplication Procedures with DNB

Education

  • LLM
  • MSc in Quantitative Finance