In addition to our experience in the various FIG sub-sectors, an integral part of our FIG team is our international financial services and regulatory practice, which has a reputation as being one of the leading practices for specialist financial services regulatory advice. In addition, we have a dedicated team dealing with contentious regulatory matters, including regulatory investigations and disputes

Our practice has over 70 partners and 80 associates from across our international network with extensive experience of the most complex and challenging transactions in financial services, banking, corporate finance, private banking and wealth management, investment funds and insurance.

We advise on the entire range of issues affecting broker dealers, investment banking, fund management, investment funds and market infrastructure, including compliance procedures; conduct of business; consumer credit; custody; customer documentation and terms of business; e-commerce; insider dealing and market abuse; insurance; marketing rules; outsourcing; product manufacture; and regulatory capital.

Our involvement in European and international law reform initiatives enables us to advise clients from a position of detailed knowledge. We have already been appointed by six leading European banks to advise them on the pan-European implementation of MiFID. In addition, we have been advising clients on the pan-European implementation of MAD.

We have a dedicated regulatory practice in the main European jurisdictions, the Middle East and Asia.

For more information please contact Jeremy Barton, business development manager.

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