Martijn Schoonewille
Partner - Attorney at Law
Martijn Schoonewille, attorney at law, chairs the Financial Markets & Products group and is a member of of the firm's Opinion Committee.
Amsterdam
Dutch, English
Martijn acts as counsel to financial institutions – including banks, investment firms, fund managers, trading platforms, payment institution and insurers – on legal and financial regulatory aspects of their businesses and transactions in the Netherlands and, where relevant, the continental European markets. In addition, he specialises in advising financial institutions, sponsors and corporate clients in a variety of public and private, equity and debt offerings.
He is one of the driving forces behind the Loyens & Loeff Innovation & Tech Academy and has a particular interest in artificial intelligence, smart contracts and DLT uses in financial markets.
With a background in Corporate/M&A, Martijn was seconded in 2008 to an investment bank. From the beginning of 2010 to the end of 2012 he was based in Loyens & Loeff’s London office.
Martijn lectures frequently on financial regulatory, FinTech and ESG topics at Dutch universities and international conferences.
Work highlights
Contributions
Memberships
Dutch Bar
Dutch Association for Financial Law
International Capital Markets Association
Qualifications
Postdoc Securities law, Grotius Academie, Nijmegen, 2009 (with honours)
Dutch law, University of Groningen (specialisations Business law and State- and Administrative law), 2005
Martijn Schoonewille
Partner - Attorney at Law
Amsterdam
Dutch, English
<p>Martijn Schoonewille, attorney at law, chairs the Financial Markets & Products group and is a member of of the firm's Opinion Committee.</p>
Martijn acts as counsel to financial institutions – including banks, investment firms, fund managers, trading platforms, payment institution and insurers – on legal and financial regulatory aspects of their businesses and transactions in the Netherlands and, where relevant, the continental European markets. In addition, he specialises in advising financial institutions, sponsors and corporate clients in a variety of public and private, equity and debt offerings.
He is one of the driving forces behind the Loyens & Loeff Innovation & Tech Academy and has a particular interest in artificial intelligence, smart contracts and DLT uses in financial markets.
With a background in Corporate/M&A, Martijn was seconded in 2008 to an investment bank. From the beginning of 2010 to the end of 2012 he was based in Loyens & Loeff’s London office.
Martijn lectures frequently on financial regulatory, FinTech and ESG topics at Dutch universities and international conferences.