Experience

Paulussen Advocaten NV
• Netherlands
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Lawyer

  • Nov 2022 - Present

Dutch Harp Festival
• Music
• Supervisory Board Member

  • Dec 2020 - Present


Rabobank

• Netherlands
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Legal Financial Markets Products & Regulation

  • Jun 2019 - Oct 2022

  Leading Legal Financial Markets Products & Regulation (14-19 FTE). Ad interim until August 2019.

• Senior Legal Counsel

  • Mar 2018 - Aug 2019

  Financial Markets Products & Regulation. Regulatory and transactional advice. Leading the legal team implementing initial margin requirements for non-cleared derivatives.



VIVAT

• France
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor Legal Affairs

  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2018

  I provided (legal) counseling at board and senior management level (including VIVAT's balance sheet management and corporate strategy departments and VIVAT's asset manager ACTIAM) on financial law generally and specifically on asset management, balance sheet management, capital markets, product development and regulatory compliance. This includes investments (including structured finance, mortgage portfolio acquisitions, lending and funds), primary markets (including senior debt and SII tier 2 capital issues), finance, reinsurance, derivatives, SFTs, regulatory implementation (including MiFID II, SII, EMIR, SFTR) and various contentious matters.

• Senior Legal Counsel

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

  I chose to join VIVAT Verzekeringen in order to obtain (buy-side) in-house experience, having primary responsibility in matters concerning derivatives, securities financing transactions, financial collateral, custody, clearing and settlement. Also supporting the business in investments (e.g. structured finance, mortage portfolio acquisitions, direct lending, fund investments) and general financial regulatory matters.



Simmons & Simmons

• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

• Supervising Associate

  • Jul 2014 - May 2015

  I primarily advised buy-side clients (asset managers, pension funds, investment institutions) - but also sell-side clients (banks) - on derivatives (including clearing), asset management, prime brokerage, collateral and netting arrangements and regulatory implementation (including EMIR, SFTR and MiFID II).Member of the committee responsible for the recruitment and coaching of student-trainees.

• Senior Associate

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  I chose to join Simmons & Simmons to help expanding its Amsterdam Financial Markets Department, especially its newly established derivatives practice. I primarily advised buy-side clients (asset managers, pension funds, investment institutions) - but also sell-side clients (banks) - on derivatives (including clearing), asset management, prime brokerage, collateral and netting arrangements and regulatory implementation (including EMIR, SFTR and MiFID II).Member of the committee responsible for the recruitment and coaching of student-trainees.



NautaDutilh

• Netherlands
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Apr 2008 - Sep 2013

  I worked in NautaDutilh's Financial Services, Derivatives & Regulatory Department. I primarily acted for international and domestic banks, asset managers, pension funds insurance companies, CSDs, CCPs and markets on transactions, product development and regulatory compliance. This mainly includes investments (including structured finance and funds), derivatives (including clearing), asset management, M&A, prime brokerage, collateral and netting arrangements (including industry standard legal opinions for ISDA and ICMA) and regulatory implementation. Other experience includes cash management (including cash pooling and supply chain financing) and financial litigation.Member of the committee responsible for the recruitment and coaching of student-trainees.

• Junior Associate

  • Nov 2009 - Nov 2010

  I worked in the Banking & Finance Department of NautaDutilh's New York office. I primarily advised lenders on cross-border financing transactions and financial regulatory matters.

• Trainee

  • Feb 2008 - Feb 2008

• Trainee

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2008


Pels Rijcken
• Netherlands
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Student Associate

  • Sep 2007 - Dec 2007

HBN Law
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Trainee

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007