Where Neemley operates
Neemley is based in the Netherlands, but we are regularly instructed abroad. What draws that work is expertise rather than geography:
- European Union. Neemley acts in Dutch matters and in matters in other European member states, including e.g. Belgium and France. Financial law is predominantly European law, and that is where Neemley's specialism lies.
- United Kingdom and Guernsey. Matthijs has acted in English and Guernsey proceedings as an expert on questions of Dutch and European regulatory and criminal law arising in civil claims.
- United States. Neemley has worked with US counsel in matters before the Department of Justice, the SEC, the CFTC and FINRA, particularly in trading and market conduct issues.
Beyond these jurisdictions Neemley works with local counsel wherever a matter takes us.
What Neemley works on
Market abuse is one of Neemley's core areas of expertise: disclosure violations, insider dealing, and manipulation in its various forms, from pump and dump to spoofing, and from information-based manipulation to wash trades. Neemley has acted in market abuse matters arising in the ordinary course of business, around public bids, M&A deals and securities offerings, and in trading itself, involving shares, bonds, futures, mortgage-backed assets, tradable rights and crypto-assets.
Neemley is also active in financial regulatory matters, dispute resolution and white collar crime. The practice regularly acts as expert or strategic adviser in complex disputes involving overlapping fields of law and multiple jurisdictions, and as counsel: advising on strategy when a supervisor or prosecutor opens an inquiry, conducting internal investigations, and representing companies before the authorities and the courts.
Who Neemley works with
Neemley is often engaged by national and international law firms, from magic circle to specialist boutiques, when a case turns on a question of Dutch or European law, or when conduct needs to be investigated and qualified. In cross-border matters, Neemley works alongside local counsel.
Neemley also acts directly for listed and non-listed corporations, banks, market makers, investment funds and exchanges, the institutions. They come to Neemley when an authority starts asking questions, when a transaction raises questions, or when conduct may amount to a violation. They trust Neemley for its specialist expertise and creative thinking.
Neemley has also worked with regulators, prosecutors and the European Commission, which shapes how the practice reads a case from the other side.
