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Marise Kok

Associate

Marise advises a wide range of financial institutions on financial regulatory issues, with a particular focus on investment fund managers (AIFMD, UCITS and EuVECA), investment firms (MiFID II), crypto-asset service providers (CASPs under MiCAR) and issues concerning digitalisation (DORA) and integrity (Wwft and Sanctions Act).

For example, Marise has experience in assessing fund documentation for investors and assisting fund managers with EuVECA processes. She also regularly assists with assessing the applicability of financial regulatory laws in relation to the provision of services and products by CASPs and supports CASPs in MiCAR licensing processes (e.g. drafting policy documents and assisting in answering queries from the regulator). In addition, she regularly advises investment service providers on applicable MiFID II regulations, including topics such as gamification, reverse solicitation and the use of tied agents.

In addition to her advisory practice, Marise is also active in Finnius’ litigation practice, where she acts on behalf of financial institutions and directors who are confronted with investigations or enforcement by the AFM or DNB. This may involve the imposition of formal measures such as an administrative fine, an incremental penalty or an instruction, but also the imposition of informal measures by the regulator.

Marise is a dedicated lawyer who pays specific attention to what is important for her clients and how financial regulation can be translated into pragmatic advice. She keeps a close eye on innovation and developments within the European and Dutch financial regulatory framework.

Before joining Finnius, Marise worked as a lawyer at Simmons & Simmons (2021-2023). She graduated from Leiden University in 2021, majoring in financial law. In addition to law, Marise also completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Leiden University. As of 1 September 2023, Marise joined Finnius.

Work experience:
– Finnius, September 2023 – present
– Simmons & Simmons, 2021 – 2023

– Advising (financial) institutions on the application of financial regulatory law;
– Advising on and regulatory licensing and registration processes of different types of (financial) institutions (MiFID / AIFMD / PSD / Wwft etc.);
– Advising various types of financial institutions on the scope and application of the Wwft and the Sanctions Act;
– Litigating on enforcement matters within financial regulatory law;
– Reviewing for (financial) institutions how their business activities fit within financial regulatory frameworks;
– Drafting policies for financial institutions.