Dentons strengthens Banking and Finance Regulatory practice with new partner hire in Frankfurt

Global law firm Dentons has appointed Dr. Holger Schelling, LL.M. (Harvard), as a new partner in its Frankfurt office. Schelling will strengthen the Banking and Finance practice and in particular the Financial Institutions Regulatory team.

He previously practiced with Mayer Brown, where he was a counsel, and prior to that he worked at Clifford Chance. He also gained in-house experience at DZ BANK.

Holger Schelling has deep experience in advising banks and financial service providers on banking and securities regulation as well as on legal aspects of derivatives. He also advises fintech companies on payment services and on blockchain and distributed ledger technology. Schelling also represents clients in regulatory proceedings in front of the relevant authorities.

“Dentons’ global platform and the Firm’s special focus on new technologies will provide an ideal basis for advising my clients”, commented Holger Schelling.

Andreas Ziegenhagen, Germany Managing Partner at Dentons. said: “The recruitment of Holger Schelling helps us pursue two strategic goals: firstly to address the increasing client demand for professional advice in a highly-challenging, regulated market; and secondly, to boost our Banking and Finance and Capital Markets teams in Frankfurt, in line with our growth strategy.”

Dr. Arne Klüwer, Head of Banking and Finance in Germany at Dentons, said: “Holger Schelling and I have known each other for many years and we have worked closely together. His profile is a special benefit for our team. He will ideally complement our expanding Financial Institutions Regulatory practice by his specialized knowledge and vast experience.”

Dentons’ Banking and Finance and Capital Markets practices, under the leadership of partners Dr. Arne Klüwer and Robert Michels, has grown tremendously in the last two years and now include 20 professionals. Only last year, the group added two partners, Michael Huertas and Jobst von Steinsdorff, and two counsels, Verena Etzel and Surbhi Malhotra-Trenkel.