Dr. Christopher Ruof
Biography
Overview
Christopher Ruof is an associate in the Financial Institutions Advisory practice group in Frankfurt.
He advises a range of clients such as banks, investment firms, financial service providers as well as fintechs and unregulated companies on the entire spectrum of financial regulatory law. His focus includes the regulation of innovative financial services as well as ESG and sustainable finance issues.
Prior to joining White & Case, he worked as a research assistant at a research institute in Hamburg, where he wrote his dissertation on the regulation of fintech as well as other publications in the field of financial regulation.
Experience
ABN AMRO, 2024
Advised ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (ABN AMRO) on its acquisition of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG (Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe) from Fosun International Limited, which is subject to regulatory approvals.
Teylor, 2024
Advised the Swiss-headquartered digital lending platform Teylor on the acquisition of the business operations of its competitor Creditshelf AG including Creditshelf Solutions GmbH.
Regulating Financial Innovation – Fintech and the Information Gap (Palgave MacMillan 2023);
Robo Advice: Legal and Regulatory Challenges (Routledge Handbook of Financial Law and Technology 2021);
Regulating Fintech in the EU: the Case for a Guided Sandbox (European Journal of Risk Regulation 2020)
