Leon advises on topics such as AIFMD, SFDR, MiFID II, PSD2 directive, CRDIV/CRR, Solvency 2, the Dutch trust offices act and the 4th / 5th AML directive. His experience includes assisting in license applications, advising on ongoing compliance issues, drafting product terms and conditions and marketing materials, drafting and assisting in M&A transactions in the financial sector. In 2020 Leon spent a year in our Corporate/ M&A department.

Leon is also part of the Fund Regulatory team of Loyens & Loeff, which advises a substantial number of fund managers on all regulatory aspects relating to the managing and marketing of their funds.

In 2022 Leon was seconded to our London office and contributes to the Selectie & Essentie Financieel recht issued by the publisher Den Hollander.

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Memberships

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Vereniging voor Financieel Recht, 2019
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Dutch Bar Association, 2016
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Qualifications

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Grotius Academie (Postdoc Financial Regulatory), Nijmegen, 2022 (with honours)
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Law Firm School, 2019
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LLM Dutch law (Specialization on financial regulatory law), Radboud University Nijmegen, 2016
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Publications

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ECLI:NL:RBGEL:2022:1203, S&E FR 2022-10, Selectie, essentie en commentaar Mr. L. Engelen (Loyens & Loeff N.V.)
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E. Kempenaar en L.S. Engelen, Gewenste duidelijkheid in het Europese kader voor grensoverschrijdende distributie van beleggingsinstellingen, Tijdschrift voor Financieel Recht 2019, nr. 12.
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ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2017:10601, JOR 2019/39 met noot Engelen, L.S.
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Wiggers, M. P. M., Oostwouder, W. (red.) Handboek compliance in de zorg. Een handleiding voor de praktijk (2nd ed.). Uitgeverij Paris, hoofdstuk 13 Financieringen (Jarigsma, R.W., Megens, B, Shirzadi, E. en Engelen, L.S.).

Leon Engelen

Senior Associate - Attorney at Law

Leon Engelen, advocaat, is a member of the Banking & Finance practice group in our Amsterdam office. He specializes in the laws and regulations regarding supervision of financial undertakings and financial markets. He is part of the Fund Regulatory team within Loyens & Loeff.

Leon advises on topics such as AIFMD, SFDR, MiFID II, PSD2 directive, CRDIV/CRR, Solvency 2, the Dutch trust offices act and the 4th / 5th AML directive. His experience includes assisting in license applications, advising on ongoing compliance issues, drafting product terms and conditions and marketing materials, drafting and assisting in M&A transactions in the financial sector. In 2020 Leon spent a year in our Corporate/ M&A department.

Leon is also part of the Fund Regulatory team of Loyens & Loeff, which advises a substantial number of fund managers on all regulatory aspects relating to the managing and marketing of their funds.

In 2022 Leon was seconded to our London office and contributes to the Selectie & Essentie Financieel recht issued by the publisher Den Hollander.