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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
Speaks English, Spanish and German
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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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Diego Ballon Ossio is a brilliant and very professional financial markets and FinTech lawyer who manages the biggest projects with cross-border angles.
Diego Ballon Ossio has a very deep knowledge of banking regulatory frameworks in Europe.
Diego Ballon Ossio is a brilliant and very professional financial markets and FinTech lawyer who manages the biggest projects with cross-border angles.
Diego Ballon Ossio has a very deep knowledge of banking regulatory frameworks in Europe.