Financial Law

Financial law counsel, AMF and ACPR.

Whitepeak Law advises financial markets players on their regulatory obligations: AMF and ACPR authorizations, MiFID II compliance, AML/KYC, product structuring and defence before regulators.

Practices

Areas
of practice.

AMF Regulation

Advice and compliance for asset management companies, investment service providers (ISP), financial investment advisors (FIA) and platforms under AMF supervision. Authorization files, activity programmes, regulator relations.

ACPR Regulation

Support for credit institutions, payment and electronic money institutions, investment firms and insurance companies under ACPR supervision. Authorizations, programme amendments, inspection management.

Compliance and financial governance

Implementation of compliance frameworks: AML/KYC, internal controls, remuneration policies, MiFID II requirements. Procedure review and support during regulatory inspections.

Financial product structuring

Legal advice on the structuring and distribution of financial products, alternative investment funds, securitisation vehicles and debt instruments. Coordination of marketing rules and regulatory constraints.

Asset tokenisation

Legal counsel on the tokenisation of real estate and private debt assets. Qualification of tokens as financial instruments under MiFID II and the French blockchain ordinance, SPV structuring, AMF compliance and investor documentation.

Dedicated page
Clients

The parties we advise.

Asset management companies and funds

AMF authorizations, activity programme updates, new fund launches, regulatory reporting and ongoing compliance.

Investment service providers

ISPs, FIAs and trading platforms: authorizations, MiFID II obligations, AMF and ACPR relationship management.

Credit and payment institutions

Banks, payment institutions and EMIs: ACPR files, prudential compliance, AML/KYC and reporting obligations.

Fintechs and neo-banks

Regulatory structuring, choice of authorization regime, European passporting and support for growth within a supervised framework.

Approach

A practice result-oriented.

Dual AMF-ACPR expertise

Command of both French financial regulators and their respective expectations. Ability to intervene across the full financial regulatory spectrum, from banking to asset management.

Files structured from first submission

Incomplete or poorly calibrated files significantly extend instruction timelines. Whitepeak Law structures files to maximise the chances of a swift decision.

Post-authorization support

Obtaining an authorization is a beginning, not an end. Ongoing compliance, management of regulatory changes, preparation for inspections: long-term support.

Paris Bar·UCLA School of Law·MIT Sloan School of Management·White & Case·Allen & Overy·Former Partner, Beaubourg Avocats

Your regulatory financial project.

Confidential first exchange to qualify your situation, identify the competent regulator and define the appropriate authorization or compliance strategy.

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