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Peter Laaper is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's School of Law, specifically within the Department of Law and the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law. He has been a university lecturer in private financial law since 2015, teaching courses including "Business, Labor, and the Market" and "Finance, Business, and Law." In addition to his academic role, Laaper works at Keijser Van der Velden Attorneys, a firm specializing in financial law, demonstrating his commitment to bridging academic theory and practical application.
His educational background includes:
- Management Information Science at Tilburg University (2003)
- Dual Master's program in Business & Law at Radboud University Nijmegen (2008), with a thesis on shareholder agreements concerning "vote buying"
- PhD from Radboud University Nijmegen (2015) with dissertation titled "Outsourcing in the Financial Sector, in Particular of Asset Management by Pension Funds"
Peter Laaper's research focuses on the intersection of financial law and private law, with particular expertise in outsourcing within the financial sector, pension fund management, and fintech regulation. His work emphasizes the practical application of legal principles, as he states: "legal rules have a socially structuring function. You only truly understand the law when you understand how rules and your interpretation of them play out in practice." He has developed a distinctive approach that combines academic rigor with real-world legal practice, recognizing that "practice offers science examples that add color to legal provisions and help you better understand them" while "science offers solutions that wouldn't occur to you in everyday practice."
Analysis of his publication record reveals a consistent focus on financial regulation, particularly in the Dutch context. His work spans traditional financial law topics like outsourcing and pension fund management while increasingly addressing emerging areas such as fintech regulation. A distinctive theme throughout his scholarship is the examination of regulatory frameworks across different financial sectors and the practical implementation of legal rules in financial institutions.
As an educator, Laaper supervises numerous bachelor's and master's theses while providing postgraduate education through the Center for Postgraduate Education (CPO). His professional activities extend beyond teaching and research to include service as a member of the Supervisory Board of Eques, demonstrating his engagement with the broader financial and legal community.
