In addition to our experience in the various FIG sub-sectors, an integral part of our FIG team is our international financial services and markets practice, which is at the forefront of the market bringing together both contentious and non-contentious advice on a national and cross-border basis.

With around 50 partners and 100 associates across the network, our financial services and markets practice is one of the leading practices for specialist financial services advice with extensive experience of the most challenging transactions in financial services, banking, corporate finance, investment funds and insurance allowing us to advise on the full range of financial services regulatory issues. Together with our contentious financial services team, with whom we work closely, we provide a first-class advisory service to clients across the world in all sectors of the financial services industry.

Our involvement in European and international law reform initiatives enables us to advise clients from a position of detailed knowledge.

We advise on issues affecting:

  • broker dealers;
  • capital adequacy and financial products;
  • compliance procedures;
  • consumer credit;
  • custody;
  • customer documentation and terms of business;
  • e-commerce;
  • exchanges and clearing systems;
  • fund management;
  • investment banking;
  • insurance;
  • investment funds;
  • marketing rules;
  • outsourcing;
  • product manufacture; and
  • regulatory capital.

For more information please contact Karen Crozier, knowledge management lawyer.

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