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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Financial Services Regulation

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Rankings

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Financial Services Regulation - Australia

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is renowned for its investment funds and superannuation capabilities, advising on regulatory matters arising from transactional work in this industry, as well as such issues as anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance obligations and remediation. The group is actively involved in the financial services industry through participation in peak industry associations and is active on behalf of foreign clients navigating the Australian regulatory landscape.

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Work Highlights

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  • Corrs is advising the Australian branch of the Bank of New York Mellon on its Australian business wide review of governance, compliance, contractual, operational risk management and incident response arrangements in light of Australian regulatory reforms.

Strengths

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  • Without question, accessibility, responsiveness, pragmatism and subject matter expertise distinguish the Corrs team from their competitors.

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  • Corrs has skilled professionals with deep expertise. The lawyers have a pragmatic approach that allows us to confidently make risk-based decisions.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Michael Chaaya
    Michael Chaaya

    Michael Chaaya

    Michael Chaaya is well reputed for his work with superannuation funds and other financial services clients, whom he assists with a variety of regulatory matters, including transactions, establishment of operations and licensing.

    • Michael provides excellent partner oversight and insight on our matters. He is always responsive and supportive.

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    • Michael is super responsive and it is clear that he sets an excellent standard of service. His advice is always excellent, user-friendly and commercially pragmatic.

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  • Fadi Khoury
    Fadi Khoury

    Fadi Khoury

    Fadi Khoury is a frequent adviser to investment firms, among other financial services clients, with regard to a range of regulatory issues.

    • Fadi is always helpful and has an ability to distil complex information to make it more digestible and less legalese.

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    • Fadi is responsive, commercial and a trusted partner of our organisation

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  • Steven Rice
    Steven Rice

    Steven Rice

    Steven Rice is a specialist in financial services and regulation, with deep expertise in financial markets, AML and a wide variety of compliance issues.

    • Steven really leads his team from the front to give us the advice we need. Steven comes from a background with the regulator, so he has a good grasp of how the regulators process these issues.

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    • We enjoy working with Steven and receive consistently good advice, with a personal touch.

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