A leading international law firm is looking to appoint a Partner to lead and grow its Financial Regulation offering in the Netherlands. The firm is investing in its Amsterdam presence, and this is a rare chance to shape a practice from an early stage. You will have real influence over strategy, hiring and client development.
The role
- Lead and develop a market-facing Dutch and European financial regulatory practice
- Advise banks, insurers, asset managers, payment and e-money institutions, fintechs and other regulated entities on their regulatory obligations
- Act as a trusted adviser on licensing and authorisation, governance, conduct of business, and ongoing supervisory engagement with the AFM and DNB
- Cover regulatory change and emerging areas such as MiCA and digital assets, DORA, AML/sanctions, and the wider EU financial services framework
- Support clients through regulatory investigations, supervisory reviews and remediation
- Work alongside the firm's wider finance, funds, corporate and tech teams to deliver joined-up advice and cross-sell
- Build the team by recruiting, mentoring and developing associates and senior associates
About you
- Dutch-qualified lawyer with significant post-qualification experience in financial regulation, ideally at partner or counsel level, or a senior counsel ready for the step up to partner
- Strong working knowledge of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wft) and the EU regulatory framework
- Established relationships with financial institutions, and/or a credible client following that can be brought across
- Proven ability to originate work and win new mandates
- Commercial and pragmatic approach, comfortable advising senior stakeholders
- Collaborative, entrepreneurial and keen to take part in building something new
- Fluent in English and Dutch
Partner - Financial Regulation in Amsterdam werkgever: Alignerr
AM Best is een toonaangevende internationale kredietbeoordelingsorganisatie die zich uitsluitend richt op de verzekeringssector. Als werkgever biedt AM Best een stimulerende werkomgeving in Amsterdam of Londen, waar medewerkers de kans krijgen om hun netwerk uit te breiden en bij te dragen aan de groei van het bedrijf. Met een sterke focus op professionele ontwikkeling en een cultuur van samenwerking, biedt AM Best unieke voordelen voor werknemers die op zoek zijn naar een betekenisvolle carrière in de verzekeringsindustrie.
