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Thorben Klünder

Thorben Klünder

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Thorben is a member of the Practice Group Regulatory. He advises financial institutions and non-financial entities across a wide range of topics in the areas of banking, capital markets and payment services law.

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Financial services regulatory

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Technology, media & communications
Cryptoassets, blockchain and distributed ledger technology
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CV

Since 2026 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2024 - 2025 Associate at a boutique law firm specializing in regulatory law in the financial sector
2022 - 2024 Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt with placements at various corporate law firms, including Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2022 Doctoral student at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
2011 - 2017 Law studies in Göttingen and Istanbul

Career

Since 2026 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2024 - 2025 Associate at a boutique law firm specializing in regulatory law in the financial sector

Education

2022 - 2024 Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt with placements at various corporate law firms, including Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2022 Doctoral student at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
2011 - 2017 Law studies in Göttingen and Istanbul

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