Matthias is a Senior Associate in our Banking & Finance practice.
Specialist areas
Matthias has a particular focus on financial services. He assists clients on the full range of financial regulation, FSMA and NBB compliance and the regulatory aspects of transactions, including:
- Investment funds
- Investment services and activities
- Market infrastructures, custodians, clearing and central counterparties
- FinTech, digital finance, blockchain and crowdfunding
- Capital raising (prospectus, PRIIPs)
- Securitisation
- Banking law and capital requirements
- Payment services
- Consumer and mortgage credit law
- Anti-money laundering
- Sustainable finance
- Corporate governance of financial institutions
His clients consist of domestic and foreign financial institutions, major corporates, and start-ups active in the financial sector.
Experience
Some notable recent experiences include:
- Assisting with obtaining a licence as a crowdfunding service provider
- Assisting with the acquisition of a Belgian payment institution and obtaining NBB clearance
- Assisting with the set-up of several investment funds
Background
Matthias obtained a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Namur and a Master of Laws at the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL). He previously worked at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, one of Belgian’s regulators. He joined Lydian in 2019 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2023.
Publications and speaking engagements
Matthias regularly contributes to legal reviews and speaks at internal and external seminars on financial services regulation.
