Bastiaan Siemers

mr. Bastiaan Siemers

bastiaan.siemers@legaltree.nl

+31 651 06 09 78

+31 (0)88 040 21 00

mr. Bastiaan Siemers

Blaak 555
Unit 24.01
3011 GB Rotterdam

Attorney-at-law

Financing and Securities law, Regulated markets, Company law and corporate governance

Bastiaan Siemers specialises in financial law in all its facets. He has in-depth knowledge of virtually all aspects of financial supervision and the associated Dutch and European regulatory framework, including: MiFID II, PSD II, CRD IV, Solvency II, AIFMD, PD/PR, IDD and SFDR. Bastiaan has experience with almost all types of financial services and financial products.

Specialisations

Bastiaan's work includes advising financial intermediaries (banks, insurers, financial intermediaries, asset managers, payment services providers, trading platforms, pension funds, and investment funds), their clients and counterparties. Bastiaan frequently assists clients with licensing and registration projects with the Dutch financial supervisory authorities, the AFM and the DNB. If necessary, Bastiaan assists clients in disputes with these supervisory authorities. He is particularly interested in FinTech, alternative financing, institutional asset management, investment funds, remuneration, and sustainability in the financial sector. Bastiaan's expertise in securities law includes advising listed companies and their shareholders on listing, de-listing, stock exchange transactions, disclosure of holdings and market abuse. Bastiaan is particularly experienced in shareholder activism matters.

Work experience

Bastiaan has had more than 20 years' experience as attorney-at-law with large Dutch and international law firms. For the first 17 years of his career, Bastiaan worked for Trenité Van Doorne and its legal successor, Simmons & Simmons. From 2013 to 2018, Bastiaan worked at Houthoff.

Memberships & ancillary positions

Board member – Dutch Financial Law Association (VvFR))
Fellow – International Center for Financial law & Governance (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Education

Grotius Academy – postgraduate specialisation Securities law, 2004
Grotius Academy – postgraduate specialisation Company law and Corporate law (with honours), 2003
Erasmus University Rotterdam, MSc business economics, 1996
Erasmus University Rotterdam, LLM Dutch Law, 1995

Testimonials

Pieter van Herk – Connect Invest / Vastgoedfondsenscan (VFS)

I have been working with Jan ter Horst and also with Bastiaan Siemers for a several years now. It goes without saying that they are true professionals who assist us very professionally in legal matters. But more importantly, they are very easy to get on with, which definitely contributes to our pleasant cooperation!