Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (Corporates)
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
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Chambers Review
Herbert Smith Freehills has a respected financial services team that works on a host of contentious issues. Its lawyers act for a number of globally recognised financial institutions and leading asset managers. The team offers advice on matters concerning both domestic and foreign regulators.
Work Highlights
- Herbert Smith Freehills was instructed by international and UK banks, and asset managers, in relation to cyber and data incident preparedness.
Strengths
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"Herbert Smith Freehills produce a highly coordinated and productive work product. The team are communicative and understand the commercial needs of businesses."
"The Herbert Smith Freehills team is personable, professional and incredibly experienced. They have a huge depth of knowledge."
"Herbert Smith Freehills produce a highly coordinated and productive work product. The team are communicative and understand the commercial needs of businesses."
"The Herbert Smith Freehills team is personable, professional and incredibly experienced. They have a huge depth of knowledge."
Notable Practitioners
Jenny Stainsby regularly acts for investment banks and other institutions facing allegations of market misconduct. She is also highly experienced in the regulations pertaining to financial products.
Chris Ninan works with financial service clients, European investment banks, global audit firms and crypto exchanges. Chris handles a range of contentious regulatory matters, including non-financial misconduct, internal investigations and FCA investigations.
Chris Ninan is an up-and-coming practitioner who handles a range of contentious regulatory matters on behalf of financial institutions.
"Chris Ninan is exceptionally bright, well informed and an excellent strategist. He is highly responsive and works hard to remain available at short notice."
Hywel Jenkins is head of the financial services contentious practice at Herbert Smith Freehills. Jenkins has a broad practice, spanning everything from cryptocurrency to non-financial misconduct.
"Hywel is thoughtful and commercial. He has a deep understanding of the regulatory environment, and is strategic and great fun to work with."
"Hywel is an understated and very strong technical lawyer. He is professional and collaborative."
"Hywel provides excellent advice which is well thought through and thorough. He is practical and able to balance competing needs."
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