Dr. Conrad Ruppel LL.M.
Biography
Dr. Conrad Ruppel is a financial regulatory partner in Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance Practice Group in Germany, Frankfurt.
Conrad advises financial services clients, investment banks, fund managers and institutional investors on a wide range of financial regulatory issues throughout the business lifecycle. A particular focus of his work is on FinTech and digital assets projects.
Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2024, Conrad worked for leading German and international law firms. He has gained work experience at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in Frankfurt and London during his client secondments. Conrad was admitted to the German bar in 2014.
Conrad is a university lecturer at the ILF (Institute for Law and Finance) at the Goethe University Frankfurt and at the Fulda University of Applied Sciences. He has authored a number of articles and contributions for leading journals and other publications.
Practice Focus
Conrad practice covers all fields of banking, investment and payment services law, including licensing, outsourcing, IT risks, governance, sustainability/ESG, as well as advising on anti-money laundering law (AML).
A focus of Conrad's work is on laws on new technologies, FinTech & digital assets. This includes the design and implementation of innovative products and regulatory change projects.
Conrad also assists clients with regulatory litigation & investigation matters, for example in the context of administrative proceedings and audits with national and European supervisory authorities, e.g. ESMA, ECB and BaFin.
Representative Legal Matters
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Advised Goldman Sachs on the development and implementation of the Digital Assets Platform (GS DAP™).*
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Advised (US) investment banks on the design and implementation of cash-on-chain projects, including for example tokenized commercial bank money.
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Advised European and non-European asset managers as well as German institutional investors on fund investments.
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Advised asset managers and German institutional investors on cross-border distribution and (pre-)marketing of non-EEA-funds.
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Advised banks and asset managers on complex post-investment litigation.
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Advised an European Rating Agency on regulatory issues and proceedings with ESMA.
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Advised an EU investment bank on KYC/AML matters, including administrative proceedings with BaFin.
* List inter alia with previous firm.
Admissions
- Germany (2014)
Education
- University of St. Gallen (Certificate in Law & Management) (2021)
- University of Bern (Dr. iur., summa cum laude) (2021)
- University of Bayreuth (First Legal State Examination) (2011)
- University of Waikato (LL.M.) (2009)
Languages
- German
- English
Geschäftsführer: Dr. Alexander Wolff, Dr. Oliver Socher, Dr. Christian Vocke
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