Dr. Thomas Stern, has nearly two decades of senior regulatory and academic experience, including a background as Head of Bank Resolution at the FMA Liechtenstein. He is a highly respected legal scholar and regulatory expert with extensive involvement in Liechtenstein and European financial market law. At Bergt Law, he serves as Legal Counsel, bringing his expertise to banking supervision, financial regulation, and cross-border transactions. His practical experience spans regulatory licensing of financial intermediaries, advising on compliance with CRD/CRR/BRRD/DGSD frameworks, MiCAR, PSD2 and MiFID II, as well as participating actively in legislative processes related to restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, fintech, and corporate law.
Dr. Stern specializes in banking and financial market law, with an emphasis on regulatory licensing of financial intermediaries and financial service providers in the European, Austrianand Liechtenstein contexts. His expertise includes key regulatory areas such as CRD/CRR (Capital Requirements Directives/Regulations), BRRD & IRRD, Investment Firm Review, MiCAR (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation), PSD2 (Payment Services Directive 2), MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive), and Covered Bonds. Additionally, he focuses on compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, fintech, Anti-Money Laundering and Combat of Market Abuse. He combines legal expertise and economic understanding to provide tailored legal solutions, particularly in financial market regulation and cross-border corporate transactions.
Dr. Thomas Stern holds the titles “Privatdozent” (Private Lecturer), Doctorate (Dr. in law), Master in Political Science, Master in Restructuring Law (Heidelberg) and an MBA (Vienna). He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Liechtenstein, indicating a strong academic background in law and business administration which supports his practice and expertise in financial market regulation and corporate law.
Dr. Thomas Stern is Legal Counsel at Bergt Law with nearly two decades of senior regulatory and academic experience. He has a background as Head of the Division for banking supervision and is a respected expert in Liechtenstein and European financial market law.
Dr. Stern specializes in banking and financial market law, focusing on regulatory licensing of financial intermediaries and financial service providers, compliance with MiCAR, PSD2, MiFID II, CRD/CRR, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, fintech, and white-collar crime-related litigation.
He has extensive experience in regulatory licensing, advising on compliance with European financial regulations, participating in legislative processes related to mergers and acquisitions, fintech, corporate law, and handling cross-border financial transactions.
Dr. Stern holds a Doctorate (Dr.), an MBA, and the title of Priv.-Doz. (Private Lecturer). He is also an Associate Professor, reflecting his strong academic credentials in law and business administration.
He serves as Legal Counsel, bringing his expertise to banking supervision, financial regulation, and cross-border transactions. He is considered a key talent acquisition for the firm.
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