INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Diego Ballon Ossio

Diego Ballon Ossio

FinTech 2026

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About

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FinTech

Practice Areas

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.

Career

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

Chambers Review

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Professional Advisers: FinTech

FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies - UK-wide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

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.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He is incredibly knowledgeable around FinTech and financial institutions, and how they interact with regulations in the UK.

    FinTech Legal: Blockchain & CryptocurrenciesProfessional Advisers: FinTech
  • 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.

    FinTech Legal: Blockchain & CryptocurrenciesProfessional Advisers: FinTech
  • 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.

    FinTech Legal: Blockchain & CryptocurrenciesProfessional Advisers: FinTech

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