Jelmer Kruijt

Jelmer is a partner at VESPER Attorneys, a boutique law firm located in the heart of Amsterdam, specializing in Financial Regulatory Law, M&A, Venture Capital, and Employment Law. With a strong focus on Dutch and EU financial regulatory legislation, Jelmer advises a diverse range of financial institutions, including investment firms (MiFID), credit and insurance advisers and intermediaries, banks, fintech companies, and investment funds.

Jelmer has extensive experience in handling license applications with the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and the Dutch Central Bank (DNB). He also manages notifications and authorization processes for M&A transactions involving regulated entities. His expertise in navigating complex regulatory frameworks ensures that his clients are fully compliant during significant corporate transactions.

In addition to his advisory work, Jelmer frequently represents clients in litigation concerning financial regulatory matters, appearing before District Courts, Courts of Appeal, and the Dutch Financial Complaints Committee (Kifid). His litigation practice often involves issues of liability within the financial regulatory sector.

Jelmer is actively involved in the legal community, serving on the editorial board of SDU’s Financial Law Hub and acting as a case law editor for SDU’s OpMaat Financial Law. He is a member of both the Dutch Association for Financial Law and the Dutch Association for AI and Robot Law, and he regularly contributes articles to leading Dutch legal journals.

Jelmer is fluent in Dutch and English, with a basic proficiency in German.