Dr Rüdiger Litten, LL.M. (Bristol) | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

My main areas of practice
I specialise in Financial Regulation, Debt Capital Markets, Corporate Services, Trust & Agency, Derivatives, Structured Finance, Export & Trade Finance, Islamic Finance and Distressed Debt and have extensive experience in these areas.

I advise my clients in German, English and French.

Personal engagement
I teach financial Supervisory Law at the Institute for Law and Finance at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.

My background
I studied law in Bonn, Toulouse, Hamburg and Bristol. I received my doctorate from the University of Hamburg and an LL.M. from the University of Bristol. I completed my legal traineeship in Hamburg, Bonn and Brussels.

I was admitted to the bar in 1997 and have been practising law in Frankfurt and London ever since.

Prior to joining Fieldfisher, I worked at other internationally recognised law firms.
 

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Fieldfisher advises Neova Techafull GmbH on Islamic Insurtech (digital shariah-compliant insurance) in Germany

21.10.2022
Neova Techafull GmbH is a sister company of KT Bank AG, which has been successfully offering Islamic banking products on the German market since 2015. 
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Press Release

Fieldfisher advises Mount Street on refinancing of self storage portfolio

12.05.2021
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New Counsel for Financial Regulation

22.10.2019
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Business Breakfast "The End of LIBOR and the new EURIBOR: Are you ready?"

17.10.2019
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Publication

Berlin Court of Appeal: Bitcoin no units of account under the German Banking Act (KWG) and no e-money under the German Electronic Money Act (ZAG)

15.10.2018
On 25 September 2018, the Berlin Court of Appeal (4th Criminal Senate) ruled that Bitcoins are not considered units of account within the meaning of the German Banking Act ("KWG"), nor are they considered e-money within the meaning of the German Payment Services Supervision Act ("ZAG").
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