Mark Simpson

Mark heads Baker McKenzie’s Financial Services Regulatory (FSR) practice group in London, co-leads the FinTech Group in London, co-chairs the FSR practice for EMEA and sits on the Global FSR Steering Committee.

Mark advises clients on a broad range of financial services legal and regulatory issues. His clients span the financial services and FinTech sectors, and include payment and e-money institutions, asset and wealth managers, broker-dealers, cryptoasset firms, consumer lenders, banks, insurers and brokers.

Mark advises clients on matters throughout the business lifecycle, including business launches and regulatory authorisation, expansion, business innovation, new regulatory developments, and on responding to internally identified regulatory issues as well as external regulatory enquiries and investigations.

As well as his commercial client base, Mark has advised governmental bodies on the development of financial services laws. Mark is knowledgeable in AML and financial crime issues, and alongside his financial services and FinTech work, Mark advises the Firm's corporate client base on financial crime related issues.

Mark is a member of the TheCityUK’s Technology & Innovation Group.

Law Society of England & Wales

Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (L.P.C.) (2005)

Oxford Brookes University (C.P.E./G.D.L.) (2004)

Oxford University (Somerville College) (M.A.) (2003)