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Karsten Bruinsma is an associate in our Corporate/M&A Practice Area Group. He is active in the capital markets and transaction practice, at both national and international level. Karsten advises companies on European financial legislation (such as MiFID, AIFMD and the Prospectus Regulation), on the establishment of platforms, fund structures and the issuance of securities and digital assets. He also advises on all regulatory aspects of a transaction, including discussions with the regulators, market abuse regulations and notification requirements.

Karsten is highly involved in FinTech. He is the co-founder of the CMS Legal Tech Academy within CMS Netherlands in which young lawyers are educated about emerging technological topics such as blockchain, NFTs, metaverse, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "Worked extensively with Clair Wermers and Karsten Bruinsma. Both are excellent and a joy to work with."
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2026

Awards & Rankings

  • The Legal 500 EMEA, 2026, Karsten Bruinsma is Recommended

Education

  • Master Private Law, University of Amsterdam
  • Master Exchange, University of Zagreb
  • Bachelor Law, Groningen University

Insights by Karsten

CMS International Crypto Forum 2026

28 May 2026

CMS advises a.s.r. on the acquisition of insurance activities Bovemij

02 Mar 2026 2 min read

CMS ranked in Legal 500 EMEA 2025

26 Mar 2025 2 min read

Update: DNB to request DORA registers in April 2025

04 Feb 2025 3 min read
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