Julian Emmerich | Lawyers

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Germany

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Financial Regulation Group

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Banks
Private Equity and Financial Sponsors
Insurance

Overview

Julian specializes in banking and insurance supervisory law, securities trading and investment law. He has a special focus on advising banks and investment firms (i.a.) on licensing requirements, conduct of business rules, capital requirements and governance, cross-border M&A transactions and reorganizations of groups in the banking sector, in particular in relation to France. Julian also specializes in anti-money laundering law, sustainable finance and reporting matters and is a member of the Linklaters ESG Working Group.

Experience

His recent experience includes:

Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale / TARGO Deutschland Financial Holding Group: advising on the acquisition of Oldenburgische Landesbank (OLB)
Advent International, Centerbridge and their co-investors: advising on the regulatory process in connection with the voluntary takeover offer to acquire S-Dax listed Aareal Bank AG
A leading international investment bank: advising in connection with the planned restructuring of the European group (including license extension and merger of two regulated group companies)
A leading international investment bank: advice on and implementation of the licensing procedure as a so-called Class 1 investment firm with BaFin and ECB
Four of the world's leading international investment banks: advising on their strategic considerations in connection with Brexit, in particular on the issue of licensing requirements/EU passporting, corporate governance and risk management as well as compliance and anti-money laundering obligations. Ongoing advice to these banks on these issues, in particular on licensing requirements and the WpHG
An international banking group: advising on the transfer of its German business to its French EU hub
Various banks and broker-dealers: Advising on strategic considerations in the context of recent regulatory change projects (including i.a. CRD VI, the ban of “Payment For Order Flow” and Transition Planning)
Apple: advice on various regulatory issues
Several pension funds and private equity undertakings on voting rights notifications in connection with their shareholdings in German companies

Beyond the Office

He joined Linklaters as an associate in 2017, became Managing Associate in 2021 and was elected to the Partnership in 2025.

He was on secondment to Linklaters' Paris office in 2019.

He is a member of the Franco-German Lawyers Association.

Julian Emmerich regularly speaks on various current regulatory topics.

Education and Qualifications

Julian studied law at the Universities of Mainz and Paris XII (Val-de-Marne) and holds a doctorate from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. He is a Maître en Droit.

He speaks German, English and French.

Thought Leadership

Recent publications include:

Rechtsentwicklungen im Bankaufsichtsrecht 2025, (DB-Beilage 1/2025), 53-55
EZB verschärft Anforderungen an Klimarisikomanagement | Börsen-Zeitung (Gastbeitrag vom 17. Oktober 2025)
Qualifying holdings: More detailed EU rules are on the way for prospective acquirors, Blog Post in the Linklaters Financial Regulation Insight Blog
ECJ ruling simplifies intra-group reorganisations of regulated banks, Blog Post in the Linklaters Financial Regulation Insight Blog (together with Marius Raetz)
„Rechtsentwicklungen 2024: Rechtsentwicklungen im Bankaufsichtsrecht 2024“, DB Beilage 03 2024, 55-57 (together with Andreas Dehio)
Rechtsentwicklungen im Bankaufsichtsrecht 2021, DB-Beilage 2021, 55 (together with Andreas Dehio)
Probleme der Anknüpfung im Rahmen der EuErbVO, zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kohärenz des europäischen IPR, Berlin 2016

Overview

Experience

His recent experience includes:

Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale / TARGO Deutschland Financial Holding Group: advising on the acquisition of Oldenburgische Landesbank (OLB)

Advent International, Centerbridge and their co-investors: advising on the regulatory process in connection with the voluntary takeover offer to acquire S-Dax listed Aareal Bank AG

A leading international investment bank: advising in connection with the planned restructuring of the European group (including license extension and merger of two regulated group companies)

A leading international investment bank: advice on and implementation of the licensing procedure as a so-called Class 1 investment firm with BaFin and ECB

Four of the world's leading international investment banks: advising on their strategic considerations in connection with Brexit, in particular on the issue of licensing requirements/EU passporting, corporate governance and risk management as well as compliance and anti-money laundering obligations. Ongoing advice to these banks on these issues, in particular on licensing requirements and the WpHG

An international banking group: advising on the transfer of its German business to its French EU hub

Various banks and broker-dealers: Advising on strategic considerations in the context of recent regulatory change projects (including i.a. CRD VI, the ban of “Payment For Order Flow” and Transition Planning)

Apple: advice on various regulatory issues

Several pension funds and private equity undertakings on voting rights notifications in connection with their shareholdings in German companies

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