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Provided by Diego Ballon Ossio
Diego Ballon Ossio is one of the partners spearheading our Fintech offering out of London. His broad regulatory practice spans across the entire spectrum of non-contentious financial services regulation covering trading, custody and settlement of traditional investments and digital assets as well as strategic advice to regulatory authorities on the design and development of new regulatory frameworks.
Diego is a recognised expert in respect of regulatory policy development, particularly in the context of cryptoassets and the uses of digital ledger technology in traditional financial markets. He is often invited to participate in industry and standard setting bodies working groups including the UK Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) Working group on Fintech and the IRSG working group on Fintech.
He gained significant experience in financial regulation working at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (and predecessor organisation) from 2010 to 2015.
Universidad Catolica Boliviana (Law) 2004
Admitted as Abogado Bolivia 2005
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (LLM) 2006
Financial Services Authority 2010
Joined Clifford Chance 2015
Admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales 2015
Partner since May 2023
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Diego Ballon Ossio worked at the Financial Conduct Authority before joining Clifford Chance. He frequently advises on regulatory matters relating to digital asset custody and trading.
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He is incredibly knowledgeable around FinTech and financial institutions, and how they interact with regulations in the UK.
Diego Ballon Ossio is strong in FinTech regulations and very to the point. He is helpful on calls and his memos are succinct. We have had a happy experience working with him.
He is an outstanding lawyer with great experience of dealing with complex regulatory issues and its implementation in UK and EU. He is just very knowledgeable.
He is incredibly knowledgeable around FinTech and financial institutions, and how they interact with regulations in the UK.
Diego Ballon Ossio is strong in FinTech regulations and very to the point. He is helpful on calls and his memos are succinct. We have had a happy experience working with him.
He is an outstanding lawyer with great experience of dealing with complex regulatory issues and its implementation in UK and EU. He is just very knowledgeable.