John specialises in transactional and regulatory work in the financial services sector.
John advises banking and insurance clients on complex international public and private mergers and acquisitions. He also guides a wide variety of financial institutions on regulatory matters including conduct of business issues, licensing, market abuse, change of control, prime brokerage, governance and systems and controls.
John is based in our Hong Kong office, and also has experience of advising on regulatory developments both at UK and EU level including Brexit, MiFID 2/MiFIR, MAR and Solvency 2.
John is an active member of Freshfields' Fintech group and regularly contributes thought leadership pieces to Freshfields Digital, covering cryptoassets, blockchain, smart contracts, fintech regulation and insurtech.
During his time at Freshfields, John has worked in-house at multiple financial institutions, where he advised on the planning and implementation of key regulatory developments. He has also been on a transactional secondment to the securities and prime brokerage legal team at a leading global investment bank.
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- Guiding banking and commodities clients on the implementation of Brexit, MiFID 2 / MiFIR and MAR.
- Advising global financial institutions on the implications of using distributed ledger technology (blockchain) for securities trading and settlement.
- Advising a global payment processing company on corporate and regulatory matters arising out of a restructuring.
- Designing a new corporate governance code for a leading international bank to comply with the UK Senior Managers Regime.
- Advising multiple insurance companies on the transfer of legacy insurance portfolios by way of Part VII court process and related group restructurings.
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- BA in jurisprudence, St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford
- Admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales in 2015
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