Melvin Tjon Akon

Melvin Tjon Akon

He/him

Knowledge Development Lawyer

About

Melvin Tjon Akon is a Knowledge Development Lawyer specialised in EU Financial Services Regulation, with significant experience both in private practice and in-house.

Melvin’s main role is to ensure that all practitioners have access to the know-how, training and tools they need to deliver exceptional service and that we leverage our collective expertise for the benefit of our clients.

Areas of FocusFinancial Services
Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law admitted with the Supreme Court of New York
Languages
  • English
  • Dutch
  • French
  • Spanish
  • German
Education
  • University of Chicago, LL.M., 2014

  • University of Amsterdam, LL.M., cum laude, 2013

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, M.S., 2009

  • University of Amsterdam, B.S., 2007

Publications

  • ‘Keeping Up With The Rules When Endorsing Crypto-Assets: Kimberly Kardashian’, Bulletin Droit et Banque 72, June 2023.
  • ‘The Role of Market Operators in Scaling Up Voluntary Carbon Markets’, Capital Markets Law Journal, 2/2023, April 2023.
  • ‘The Calculus of Data Disclosure and Price Acceptance’, Journal of European Consumer and Market Law, 6/2021, December 2021, 228 - 237.

Prior Experience

  • 2020 - 2023 - Luxembourg Stock Exchange
  • 2019 - 2020 - Associate, Luxembourg law firm
  • 2015 - 2019 - Associate, Luxembourg law firm

Connect

Phone

+352 262 904 2624
(Work, Luxembourg)
+352 621 594 904
(Mobile, Luxembourg)