Arjan Scheltema

• ‘Arjan Scheltema: Best covered bonds lawyer in the Netherlands. Knows all rules and legislation by heart and is commercially savvy.’
  The Legal 500
• 'Arjan is the first person I call whenever a new deal or project comes up in order to secure his services. He has the rare ability to translate theoretical legal knowledge into practice and is highly creative in coming up with valuable solutions in capital markets transactions. I would highly recommend him.'
  Chambers Global 2024, ranked Band 1
• 'Arjan is very strong in his level of service. He is very knowledgeable about structured financial transactions, strong in negotiations, and adds value on commercial points in addition to legal points.'
  Chambers Global 2024, ranked Band 1
• 'His asset is his knowledge of even the tiniest legal details when dealing with new structures, and his participation in the current market standard developments. He is easily accessible and provides in-depth and transaction-specific advice.'
  Chambers Global 2023
• 'Arjan Scheltema is very sharp and also clear in explaining things.'
  Chambers Global 2023
• 'Particularly in the field of securitisation and covered bonds, Arjan is one of the most technically skilled lawyers in the Dutch market.'
  Chambers Global 2023
• 'in the field of covered bonds and RMBS, Arjan is the leading counsel in the Dutch market.'
  The Legal 500 2022
• A client reports that he is 'pragmatic and able to give good advice.'
  Chambers Global 2022
• 'Excellent legal knowledge and skills, hands-on, always available at short notice, quick thinking and solution-driven in a highly regulated environment.' IFLR1000 2022
• Market leader Banking
  IFLR1000 2022
• Market leader Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation
  IFLR1000 2022
• Market leader Project Development
  IFLR1000 2022
• 'I can always rely on his legal knowledge and experience to get to a successful closing.'
  Chambers Europe 2021
• 'I can always rely on his legal knowledge and experience to get to a successful closing.'
  Chambers Global 2021
• Market leader Banking & Finance
  IFLR1000 2021
• Market leader Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation
  IFLR1000 2021
• Market leader Project Development
  IFLR1000 2021
• 'go-to lawyer'
  Chambers Global 2020
• 'Very knowledgeable and realistic.'
  Chambers Global 2020
• 'His involvement in many different transactions enables him to bring very wide technical experience to the field of covered bonds.'
  IFLR1000 2020
• 'Very extensive knowledge of the market, and is very creative.'
  IFLR1000 2020
• 'go-to lawyer'
  Chambers Europe 2020
• 'very knowledgeable and realistic'
  Chambers Europe 2020
• Market leader Banking & Finance
  IFLR1000 2020
• Market leader Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation
  IFLR1000 2020
• Tier 1 Capital Markets: Securitisation
  Chambers Global 2020
• Tier 1 Capital Markets: Securitisation
  Chambers Europe 2020
• Market leader Project Development
  IFLR1000 2020

Arjan is considered the market leader in covered bonds programmes having set up fourteen out of eighteen covered bonds programmes in the Netherland (since the first transaction in 2005) and was already involved in the first covered bond transaction in the Netherlands, which was the ABN AMRO Covered Bond programme and all conditional pass through transaction in Europe (including the first IFR 2013 award winning programme for NIBC). Arjan has also fulfilled a key role in the legislative process for the initial and revised Dutch covered bonds legislation and regularly advises the Dutch Association of Covered Bonds Issuers. He is also a member of the European Round Table for Covered Bonds Legislation of the VdP.

Arjan is market leader in the field of securitisations, having adviced in more than 100 public and private securitisations, including the Dutch Securitisation Award winning Bastion RMBS securitisation, the Magoi consumer loan securitisation in which a significant risk transfer was achieved, and other transactions such as the Essence and Dutch MBS transactions, the DRMP and SRMP transactions and Dolphin, Green Apple, Lowlands and Hypenn transactions. Arjan has also played an important role in the standardisation of Dutch securitisation transaction documentation and regularly advises the Dutch Securitisation Association. He often publishes and lectures on subjects in his field.

Arjan graduated from Leiden University in 1997, where he was also a lecturer from 1998 until 2002 and obtained his Doctorate in Law in 2003. He joined NautaDutilh in 2002. Arjan is admitted to the Amsterdam Bar.