Cyrus Pocha
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory
Band 5
About
Provided by Cyrus Pocha
Practice Areas
Cyrus is co-head of Freshfields’ global fintech group and regulatory advises clients in all areas of the fintech ecosystem. Cyrus has extensive experience of domestic and international regulatory issues. Cyrus’ clients call on him for regulatory advice in the context of both their key strategic issues and complicated regulated transactions. Cyrus’ clients include banks, investment firms, asset managers, financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and market infrastructure providers (including payment service providers).
Career
Cyrus has spent time on secondment within the prime brokerage groups of two leading investment banks, at a European-based independent clearing house and at our Berlin office, and regularly presents internally and externally on financial services regulatory issues.
Chambers Review
UK
Cyrus Pocha advises international banks and investment managers on a broad range of regulatory issues. He is also recommended for his expertise in the fintech sector. He is co-head of Freshfields' global fintech group.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Cyrus is an incredibly knowledgeable and approachable partner. He is very responsive, with a excellent pragmatic approach. He also manages to maintain a sense of humour in challenging circumstances."
"Cyrus is responsive and able to take a business-focused, practical perspective. He is a nice man and good to work with."
"Cyrus is an incredibly knowledgeable and approachable partner. He is very responsive, with a excellent pragmatic approach. He also manages to maintain a sense of humour in challenging circumstances."
"Cyrus is responsive and able to take a business-focused, practical perspective. He is a nice man and good to work with."
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