John guides banks, payment firms and other financial institutions on complex regulatory and transactional matters. He is a senior associate in our Financial Institutions Group and a member of the firm's global Fintech group.
John provides regulatory advice to financial institutions on new product development, regulatory implementation and strategic mergers & 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 has spent a number of years in our Hong Kong office as a member of our Asia Financial Services group. He continues to provide regulatory support for banks, non-bank lenders, insurers, broker-dealers, fund managers and fintech clients in matters across the Asia-Pacific region.
John is an active member of Freshfields' Fintech group and regularly contributes thought leadership pieces to Freshfields Digital, covering cryptoassets, CBDCs, 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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- Advising global banking groups on matters in relation to their roles as prime brokers and custodians.
- Advising private equity groups on setting up and licensing new entities to carry out private equity businesses in Asia.
- Advising international banks and payments firms on the structuring and rollout of virtual accounts, 'B2C' payment solutions, buy now pay later and e-wallet services.
- Guiding investment firms 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.
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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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