Friederieke Seen is an Associate in the disputes department in Frankfurt and focuses on financial services regulatory.

Friederieke Seen advises both German and international banks, financial institutions, securities institutions, insurance undertakings, and payment service providers on German and European regulatory law.

Experience & capabilities

Selected matters

  • T&D Holdings as part of a consortium with Allianz and BlackRock on the acquisition of a majority stake in Viridium Group from Cinven
  • ongoing advice to an international investment bank on various regulatory matters, including WpHG compliance, market manipulation, and obligations under the German Anti-Money Laundering Act
  • advising an international investment bank in connection with internal investigations as well as legal advice and defense in ongoing Cum-Ex proceedings involving the ECB as European supervisory authority
  • advising an international management and holding company in administrative offence proceedings brought by BaFin

Background

Friederieke Seen graduated in law at the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen and completed her legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main.

Before joining Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer as an Associate in 2024, she worked as a Research Assistant for a leading German law firm. She speaks English in addition to her native German.