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banking & financial services regulatory
Schoenherr's banking & finance lawyers advise on all regulatory aspects in the banking & financial services industry.
"excellent know-how of all aspects of banking and finance law including regulatory matters"
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The banking and financial services industry is subject to increasingly complex regulation. Schoenherr advises on the full spectrum of regulatory aspects, including compliance, risk management, enforcement and transactions in the financial services industry.
Our dedicated cross-disciplinary and cross-office teams combine expertise in non-contentious as well as contentious regulatory matters, advising domestic and international credit institutions, investment firms, asset managers, payment firms, FinTechs, insurance companies as well as market infrastructure providers and trading platforms on all aspects of their business.
our services
- financial services regulation
- regulatory change initiatives
- authorisation applications
- FinTech and evaluation of innovative business models
- outsourcing of services and onboarding of external service providers
- payment services and e-money
- banking resolution and recovery planning
- corporate governance and remuneration
- financial services industry M&A and restructurings, including consolidation and ownership control proceedings
- contentious financial services regulatory
- prevention and risk management
- regulatory investigations and compliance
- strategic advice and response planning in the course of regulatory enforcement actions
- representation in contentious regulatory proceedings / enforcement actions, both before competent supervisory bodies and administrative courts
- litigation in the context of financial services/products, including derivative litigation
news
press release
Poland: Schoenherr advises Bank Pekao on financing acquisition of City 2 office building in Wrocław
Schoenherr advised Bank Pekao on the acquisition financing granted to the investor for the purchase of City 2, a modern office building located in the heart of Wrocław. The EUR 31m transaction marks another strategic investment in the commercial real estate market.
newsletter
FDI news from Moldova: new secondary legislation
On 11 July 2025, Governmental Decision 437/2025 ("GD 437/2025") was published and entered into force. Through this piece of secondary legislation, the Moldovan Government has approved new rules governing the procedure for the prior examination and approval of investments of importance to state security. GD 437/2025 is intended to supplement the provisions of the recently updated FDI Law. But will this actually make things easier for existing and future investors?
publication
to the point: financial regulation | 06/2025
Welcome to our to the point newsletter. Every month, we are looking back at the most relevant developments in the area of financial regulation in the CEE region.
"For banking M&A transactions, they have a high degree of regulatory sophistication."
Chambers
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our team
Our banking & financial services regulatory team works on complex matters across CEE.