Mr Mark Evans > Travers Smith LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Travers Smith LLP Offices
10 SNOW HILL
London
EC1A 2AL
England
Mr Mark Evans

Work Department
Financial Services
Position
Senior Consultant
Mark advises on a broad range of financial markets issues including securities trading, clearing, settlement, payments, derivatives, custody, insolvency, banking and financial product development.
Career
Mark qualified and practised as a barrister before becoming a partner in our Financial Services and Markets Department in 1998.
Memberships
Mark is a member of the Financial Markets Law Committee’s Infrastructure Scoping Forum and, as a member of the Financial Law Committee of the City of London Law Society, chairs its intermediated securities sub-committee.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
(Hall of Fame)The ‘thoughtful, responsive and practical’ team at Travers Smith LLP counts asset managers and private equity houses, as well as investment banks, hedge and credit funds, payment and e-money institutions among its key roster of clients. Tim Lewis leads the practice, with other key contacts including Phil Bartram, Michael Raymond and Natalie Lewis. Mark Evans is a key name for financial market infrastructure issues.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
(Hall of Fame)The ‘strong grasp of crypto and digital asset regulation’ at Travers Smith LLP is brought to bear on a host of mandates. The unit is additionally well regarded for its expertise in financial market infrastructures, securities trading and wholesale and retail payments. Natalie Lewis‘ far-reaching practice spans cross-border payments systems and contractual arrangements for digital asset platforms, while Mark Evans is well-versed in the intricacies of funds tokenisation. John Lee and James Turner also come recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory London > Corporate and commercial
- Fintech: regulatory London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans