Simplifying complexity 

 

Financial Law, Regulation & Compliance

 

In a financial world that operates in an environment of increasing legal and regulatory complexity, JDL Consultancy helps clients to achieve their commercial goals in a common sense and pragmatic way, offering high quality Dutch & English law transactional support, advice with respect to governance, regulatory and policy issues (compliance), as well as project management and training.

 

Available for external ad hoc advice & assignments, longer-term interim support and tailored training sessions.

 

 

Services

Transactional
Support

Document reviews and advice

Review and negotiation of complex financial contracts, providing pragmatic and thorough advice to achieve your commercial goals, while managing and minimising legal risk.  Assistance with finance documents and capital markets transactions, deep knowledge of treasury documentation.

Compliance: Governance, Regulation & Policy

Regulatory implementation

Advising on impending regulatory changes, proactively monitoring developments that impact business, ensuring regulatory readiness and on-going compliance. Review and restructuring of internal processes and policies.

Project Management & Training

Supporting teams

Managing and aligning multi-disciplinary teams to execute large transactions, implement regulatory requirements, obtain financial services licences and re-paper documentation portfolios. Training teams on financial regulation and markets documentation (ISDA, CSA, GMRA, GMSLA).

Experienced Finance & Regulatory Lawyer 

 

Background:
I am a team-focused and results driven legal professional with over 20 years experience advising clients on both transactional and regulatory legal projects. I am both Dutch & English law qualified, having started my career at Allen & Overy in London and in New York and later taking up the position of Counsel in the Baking & Finance team in Amsterdam. I have previously held roles as Team Lead Structured Finance (NIBC Bank) and Global Head of Derivatives (ING Bank).

Consultancy & Clients:
I have worked as an independent legal consultant since 2014 and have advised banks, asset managers and financial regulators as well as corporates on a wide range of financial services issues. Clients have included ABN Amro, ING Bank, APG Asset management, NN Bank, ASR Vermogensbeheer, VLK and the Dutch National Bank (DNB) as well as a number of law firms including Clifford Chance, Eversheds and Rutgers & Posch.

Specialisations: Over the course of my career I have advised extensively on structured finance transactions, securitisations, derivatives & clearing,  asset & investment management documentation and Dutch & EU financial regulation (including on the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (wft), AIFMD, MiFID, EMIR, CCPRRR, IFR/D, Prospectus Regulation, MAR, Taxonomy, SFDR, CSRD & CSDDD). I also have broad experience advising on corporate governance, policy houses and remuneration rules (including on the Dutch bonus cap, remuneration policies and IDS selection).

Added value: The range of my experience, gained as both a private practice lawyer and as an in-house advisor, means I am able to translate legal and regulatory requirements into pragmatic advice that can be implemented at transactional as well as policy level. I connect legal, business and compliance teams to ensure that internal processes are streamlined and promote sound documentation practices and regulatory compliance. I am also an experienced trainer and regularly deliver tailored training to in-house teams on issues from financial regulation to derivatives and securitisation. 

Qualifications & other appointments: I also hold a part-time Assistant Professor appointment at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), where I teach Financial Law (in Dutch) and Finance, Security & Insolvency (in English). My professional qualifications include a law degree (LLB) from Birmingham University, a Legal Practice Certificate (LPC) from Nottingham University, and a Masters degree in Commercial Legal Practice (Commerciële Rechtspraktijk) and PhD in (sustainable) financial regulation from UvA.

 

Past Projects and Transactions

Examples of completed projects and transactions:

  • Drafting and implementing new suites of treasury documentation (ISDAs, CSAs, GMRAs, Security Agreements, Clearing Agreements) etc) for a variety of banks and asset managers and training legal & negotiation teams on the same
  • Managing and providing regulatory advice with respect to the registration of funds with the AFM, in accordance with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) an the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (DFSA), including advising on fund terms and conditions and preparation of all necessary policies
  • Advising the DNB with respect to implementation of the Central Counterparty Recovery & Resolution Regulation (CCPRRR) in the Netherlands, including the establishment of CCP resolution committees, reviewing resolution plan documentation and liaising with other national regulators and with ESMA
  • Advising a number of asset managers on permitted activities and structuring under the AIFMD and MiFID
  • Review and revision of a Dutch Bank's remuneration policy and related corporate governance processes in the context of a restructuring and expansion of activities, pursuant to the CRD, MiFID and the Dutch bonus cap rules under the DFSA
  • Advising an asset manager with respect to the impact of and requirements imposed under the CSRD and CSDDD
  • Regulatory advice to numerous clients with respect to reporting, margining, inter-group trading and the regulatory characterisation of group entities and on the active account requirement under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)
  • Acting as interim advisor at a Dutch bank, advising with respect to supply chain finance, factoring and trade receivables transactions, reviewing prospective deals and negotiating all related transaction and security documentation
  • Drafting standard documentation and negotiation policy for loan-linked ISDA documentation and training a specialist unit of a bank on the implementation of the same
  • Advising on a range of securitisation swaps, as well as drafting the security arrangements and prospectus disclosure with respect to the same
  • Advising on reporting requirements under the Taxonomy Regulation for a range of clients, including asset managers and in respect of mortgage warehousing
  • On-going interim support to a clearing bank with respect to the negotiation of clearing and custody documentation and all related regulatory aspects
  • Advising an asset manager on aspects of the Markets Abuse Regulation (MAR) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • Advising an asset manager with respect to Brexit re-papering
  • Advising in the banking and finance practice of an international law firm, conducting predominantly Dutch local counsel work, drafting legal opinions and preparing corporate resolutions
  • Advising with respect to a credit default swap between the Dutch State and a leading bank in the context of a restructuring

Contact

Please contact me directly if you have any questions about the services that I offer and rates. Hourly, day and projects rates are available, both remotely and on-site.

I would be happy to discuss your business needs and how I can help and will provide you with a competitive fee quote.

 

Jenniferdelange@jdlconsultancy.nl

 

All enquiries will be treated confidentially.

About

JDL Consultancy is a legal & compliance consultancy and not a law firm and is not authorised or regulated by the SRA or NOVA. JDL Consultancy is a limited company registered in The Netherlands.