Korneel Debruyn

Lawyer
About

Korneel works with Belgian and foreign financial institutions on all aspects of banking, financial services, funds and insurance law.

His primary focus is on transactional regulatory and prudential matters. He has been involved in several restructurings of private banking, custody and asset management businesses, advising on prudential and regulatory aspects, including the preparation of necessary regulatory approvals and notifications from the Belgian supervisory authorities such as the NBB and the FSMA.

Korneel has furthermore a strong interest in financial regulatory matters, with a focus on Anti-Money Laundering, MiFID II and PSD2.

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Korneel gained experience as a Legal Consultant in financial services for an international consulting company based in Brussels, giving him strong operational insights of the financial market. He holds a Master’s Degree in Law from University of Hasselt (Cum Laude).

Areas of FocusFinancial Services
Professional QualificationsAdvocaat registered with the Orde van Advocaten te Antwerpen

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising numerous payment institutions on their key obligations and regulatory issues under PSD2.
  • Advising a Belgian financial conglomerate on its day-to-day financial regulatory, prudential and corporate governance matters.
  • Advising a private bank with the restructuring of its banking, custody and asset management businesses.
  • Advising numerous private equity funds/venture capital funds with their structuring, set-up and reorganizations.
  • Drafting of new appropriateness tests for complex products and general MiFID II remediation regarding product governance for a retail broker.
  • Advising a Belgian Bank-Insurer on its Anti-Money Laundering framework, including a comprehensive review and remediation process.
  • Advising Blox, a crypto trading platform on the impact of the new (Belgian) marketing requirements regarding virtual currencies.
Languages
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
Education
  • University of Hasselt, Master Degree in Law, Cum Laude, 2021
  • University of Hasselt, Bachelor Degree in Law, 2019

Publications

  • Time for action – EBA Guidelines on Remote Customer Onboarding Solutions have been applicable since 2 October 2023, 11 October 2023

Prior Experience

  • 2021 – 2023, Legal Consultant financial services, Brussels based international consulting company.

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