Mr Guy Stevenson > Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP
107 CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 6DN
England

Work Department

Technology & Innovation Sector, Fintech

Position

Senior Associate

Career

Guy advises clients on a broad range of regulatory and financial crime issues. His practice has a particular focus on retail financial services, including advising on consumer credit, payments, crypto, insurance and financial crime issues.

In addition to advising established financial services firms, Guy advises new innovative Fintech businesses on UK regulation including whether their activities will require authorisation and how best to launch their business in the UK. He has significant experience advising firms on regulatory issues connected to the selling of financial services products through apps and online journeys.

Guy frequently advises clients on financial crime issues, including AML controls, reporting obligations, failure to prevent offences, anti-corruption and market abuse.

He has a deep knowledge of consumer credit law and excels in providing practical advice on how the law/regulation should be interpreted and applied.

He also advises on contentious matters including regulatory investigations and conduct issues.

Education

  • Cardiff University, LL.B., 2011

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory

The ‘extremely agile and highly reliable team’ at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP is noted for its robust transatlantic payments and fintech offering, with demonstrable experience in handling IPOs, asset and sale purchases involving regulated financial services clients. ‘Consistently helpful, engaged and solutions-orientated‘, fintech expert Dan Jones leads the practice and counts retail and investment banks, asset managers, e-money issuers and payments services providers, crypto-asset issuers, wallets and exchanges among his key roster of clients. Rebecca James and Guy Stevenson are also key contacts in the group.

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP fields an ‘extremely agile and highly reliable team’ which is particuarly known for its expertise across regulated transactions, EMI applications and cross-border payments work. Dan Jones heads up the team, and is well placed to handle regulatory projects, such as the development of digital-only retail banks. Marco Boldini, who divides his time between London and Milan, frequently acts on compliance matters before the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. Guy Stevenson focuses on retail financial services mandates, spanning issues such as crypto, sanctions and anti-money laundering.