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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.

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  • The Legal 500 EMEA, 2025, Karsten Bruinsma is Recommended

Education

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