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Financial Regulation Lawyers

Cross-border, end-to-end financial regulation

Every year we help 200+ of the world's most formidable financial services and fintech companies to navigate complex regulatory finance issues, including capital rules, liquidity requirements, governance structures, and the structuring of financial transactions.

Our understanding and ongoing relationship with the regulators can help you dynamically engage and optimise your relationship with your regulators. With one of the largest financial services regulatory practices in the UK our advice is full service, and recommended Tier 1 in Chambers and Partners. 

We work across borders. With 19 offices worldwide, you will engage with our partner-led teams, which includes crucial viewpoints from ex-regulatory and ex-in-house legal professionals.

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Financial Regulation Highlights

Tier 1

5

50+

200+

ranked

specialist areas including:

lawyers who are dedicated

clients continue

in Chambers and Partners. Who recognise us as a market-leading legal team for regulated lending and banking.

Financial markets, Regulated Lending and Banking, Payments, Retail Wealth Investments and Regulatory Risk and Compliance.

to our client's financial regulation needs. We are one of the largest financial services regulatory practices in the UK.

to work with us year-on-year. With relationships spanning over 25 years in some cases.

TRUSTED

by regulators

who often invite us to discuss policy and policy development. 

Tier 1

5

ranked

specialist areas including:

in Chambers and Partners. Who recognise us as a market-leading legal team for regulated lending and banking.

Financial markets, Regulated Lending and Banking, Payments, Retail Wealth Investments and Regulatory Risk and Compliance.

50+

200+

lawyers who are dedicated

clients continue

to our client's financial regulation needs. We are one of the largest financial services regulatory practices in the UK.

to work with us year-on-year. With relationships spanning over 25 years in some cases.

TRUSTED

by regulators

who often invite us to discuss policy and policy development. 

End-to-end Financial Regulation legal advice for both wholesale and retail businesses

Tailored, practical advice, led by our partners to keep your business compliant with financial regulation. From established financial institutions such as major banks and investment firms, to innovative and rapidly growing fintech businesses, we're on hand to help guide your business.

Examples of work

National Wealth Fund Lending

Advised Barclays UK Corporate vBank and Lloyds Banking Group and opined on CRM eligibility under UK CRR of social housing lending backed by National Wealth Fund guarantee.

Major UK Bank

Providing opinions on eligibility of lending arrangements for on balance sheet netting for CRM purposes under UK CRR.

Fintech Payments Company: Klarna 

Advised Klarna on their application to the FCA to authorise their UK entity for consumer credit and payments related regulated activities.

Rathbones

Advised FTSE250 Rathbones on an all-share combination with Investec to acquire its discretionary wealth manager business, following which Investec took a 40% economic stake in Rathbones. This created the UK's largest discretionary wealth manager with ~£100bn of assets under management. Truly one of the standout deals of 2023.

Leading Retail Business

Advised the biggest name on the highstreet in developing its financial services business, and is moving to becoming a fully authorised firm for the purposes of distributing insurance and credit products.

Torchlight

Spot future changes in financial services regulation more easily.

Torchlight is Addleshaw Goddard’s innovative financial services regulatory horizon scanner and tracker. The tool keeps you up to date with financial services regulatory updates, summaries written by our experts and much more.

 

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