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