Andrei Costica
Senior Associate
Andrei advises on regulatory matters with a focus on FinTech, payments, MiCAR, outsourcing, AML and general financial sector regulatory matters.
He holds a LLM in European Banking and Financial Law at University of Luxembourg, a Master 2 in Business Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University. During his Master 1 in Business Law at Paris-Est Créteil University he was selected in the Themis excellence program in partnership with Luigi Bocconi University. He joined the firm in 2018.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
Andrei regularly advises payments and e-money institutions, FinTechs as well as financial institutions on regulatory matters.
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker at the PSD3 conference organised by A&O Luxembourg and the European Commission 25 September 2023
- Speaker at the 9th FinTech Conference organised by the University of Luxembourg, 4 October 2023
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Member of various ABBL task forces and working groups, such as the Payments Cluster, the Instant Payments Working Group and the PSD3/PSR Working Group.
Qualifications
Admissions
Avocat, Luxembourg Bar, 2016
Academic
LL.M, European Banking and Financial Law, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 2014
Master 2, Business Law, Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, France, 2013
Master 1, Business Law, Paris-Est Créteil University, France, 2012
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.