Simmons & Simmons

Darren is in the financial services group that is part of the firm’s financial markets practice. He specialises in UK and European regulation of buy-side and sell-side clients, including hedge fund managers, private equity houses, investment banks and broker dealers. He is widely acknowledged as a leading regulatory advisor in the hedge fund sector. Darren regularly advises a wide range of financial sector clients on all aspects of the law and regulation applicable to the discretionary management of investments, the trading, clearing and settlement of transactions in securities, derivatives and other financial instruments (both on exchange and over the counter), investment banking activities and other financial services. Darren’s areas of specialism includes hedge fund manager regulation, exchange traded derivatives and banking regulation (including capital adequacy requirements).

Qualified 1997; joined Simmons & Simmons 2001, partner 2005.