Market recognition

What the team is known for

Kennedy Van der Laan is an independent Dutch law firm with offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven. It has market-leading practices in the areas of technology contracting, data protection and financial services regulation. With one of the largest dedicated FinTech teams in the Netherlands, the firm is able to assist large financial institutions alongside a suite of scale-up FinTechs. In addition, Kennedy Van der Laan has a portfolio of LegalTech solutions available to clients.

Strengths

"The firm has a multi-team approach and is well positioned as a tech law firm."
"The team is skilled, their knowledge unmatched and they understand our aims."

Notable practitioners

Joris van Horzen heads the FinTech team and specialises in payments, alternative lending and the regulatory elements relevant to IT contracting in the FinTech space. A peer says: "Joris van Horzen is a great professional. If conflicted on a matter, I would refer payments work to him. He has good knowledge of the market." This is echoed by a client who notes: "He succeeds well in innovative thinking on topics that are changing in real time."