Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation - Spain
What the Team is Known For
Widely considered to be an excellent boutique law firm, finReg360 offers comprehensive advice on financial services regulation. The team advises on various national and European rules applicable to asset managers, banks and service providers including MiFID II, PSD2 and AML. The law firm also assists with authorisation procedures and entity set-ups often in close negotiation with the CNMV. With its further competence in sustainable finance initiatives and large compliance assessments, finReg360 complements its holistic offering.
Strengths
"finReg360 has demonstrated the ability to analyse complex matters, providing clear points that can be easily cascaded within the business and the management for decision-making."
"They have a very strong team, the largest regulatory team in the market."
"They are reliable, knowledgeable, and in addition to their strategic vision, they helped us with the implementation of the project."
"They're always commercially flexible."
Work Highlights
finReg360 advised a number of banks on the implementation of a sustainable finance regulation package.
Notable practitioners
Gloria Hernández Aler is a leading figure in the financial regulation world, advising on audits and inspections by regulatory bodies as well as authorisations and registrations to provide financial services in Spain. Furthermore, she provides ongoing regulatory advice to notable banks and financial entities.
"Gloria is a point of reference in the Spanish financial system for innovation, blockchain, crypto-assets and sustainable finance."
Reputable practitioner Jorge Ferrer is often mandated by Spanish corporates and financial service providers due to his ability to handle PSD2-related mandates and the distribution of funds.
"He has the ability to offer a strategic vision. It's a complex and tactical job."
"Jorge Ferrer has proven to be able to grasp complex matters on the spot and think creatively to give clear guidance. This is critical to our internal decision-making processes."
"He is a very solid lawyer with a strong commercial approach."
Úrsula García rises in the rankings as a result of strong market support. She assists with financial services regulations including regulatory due diligence for M&A matters, MiFID II advice and venture debt financing.
"Úrsula García is a very reliable practitioner with deep knowledge."
José María Olivares continues to receive recognition for his work on banking and finance regulatory mandates ranging from PSD2 and AML-related issues to authorisation procedures with the CNMV.
"We've had a very good experience working with him on regulatory matters."
"José María Olivares is technically excellent."
Sara Gutiérrez Campiña regularly advises on a range of banking and finance regulation mandates including MiFID II, compliance assessments and regulatory advice for M&A matters.
"Sara Gutiérrez Campiña answered all the needs we had."
"She was very available and offered very good knowledge too."
"Sara has been very helpful with the entire implementation of MiFID."