Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory | UK

A&O Shearman is highly regarded for its broad strength in the non-contentious regulatory space, offering clients the benefits of its close relationships with government, regulators and trade bodies in the shaping of regulatory reforms. The team combines this with a highly regarded payments practice, serving both infrastructure providers and tech-driven companies.

Clifford Chance is a leading player in the non-contentious regulatory space. Its lawyers advise on a host of high-profile matters including digital asset regulation, transaction-related regulatory issues and UK/EU financial services regulation. The team works with a host of premier clients, including asset managers and investment banks.

Freshfields is has a market-leading financial services regulatory practice. The team works with large global clients including well-known asset managers, banks and insurers. Its work is broad and includes everything from regulatory compliance through to transaction-related advice.

Linklaters has a top practice in the non-contentious regulatory space. Its close and longstanding relationships with many major financial institutions means that it is able to furnish clear and comprehensive market intelligence in its advice to clients. Its areas of activity include advising on ESG, Consumer Duty and all aspects of prudential regulation, including ring-fencing. The team is also noted for its expertise in the fintech space.

Norton Rose Fulbright has a broad offering with particular strength in the non-contentious space, advising on regulatory matters pertaining to the banking, market infrastructure and asset management areas. It has considerable activity advising clients on cryptocurreny, post-Brexit regulations and consumer duty.

Slaughter and May's robust non-contentious regulatory practice is noted for its work with international banks, insurers, investment firms and large corporates. The team undertakes a range of work, including regulatory aspects of launching financial products, transactions and capital structuring.

Travers Smith's broad team operates in all sectors of the market, with particular strength in advising asset managers and private equity groups on compliance on relevant regulatory developments. It also advises on payments law matters, in addition to other financial market infrastructure issues.

Ashurst is recognised for its strength in the non-contentious space, advising banks, insurance companies and asset managers on matters such as Consumer Duty and ESG. The team is highly experienced in technology and payments aspects of the area, advising challenger banks and cryptocurrency firms.

Herbert Smith Freehills is noted for its strength in connection with a number of cutting-edge issues, including Consumer Duty, ESG and cybersecutrity. The team works with clients such as leading banks, asset managers and crypto exchanges.

Addleshaw Goddard is recognised for the strength of its financial services regulatory practice and for its payments expertise. The team works with well-known banks and financial institutions on everything from regulatory compliance through to the regulatory aspects of M&A.

CMS is a respected firm that works with clients on a host of issues, including product design, transactions and corporate governance. It is also noted for its presence in the payments law arena and it provides regulatory compliance advice to leading financial institutions along with professional services firms, mortgage lenders, banking groups and insurance companies.

DLA Piper has a strong team of financial service specialists who can ably advise on both domestic and cross-border regulatory issues. Its clients include banks, insurers and international financial service firms.

Sidley Austin's powerful transatlantic capability feeds into a highly regarded payments practice acting for all categories of clients in the space, including mobile payments providers, card issuers and acquirers, and payment systems. The team is well versed in a range of regulatory matters including anti-money laundering, consumer protection and data security. Its established global reach makes it a good choice for both major international players and rapidly expanding startups.

Simpson Thacher & Barlett has a growing financial services group that focuses on transaction-related financial services work. It has a team of highly regarded practitioners whose clients include major fund sponsors.