Jonathan Rogers > White & Case LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

White & Case LLP is ‘technically excellent, and always provides timely and commercial advice‘. One clients praises the group’s  ‘constant commitment to providing maximum possible value and exhaustive attention to detail‘. The firm handles the full suite of derivatives work, encompassing interest rate, credit, equity, currency and commodity derivatives, regulatory capital transactions, repurchase agreements, securities lending, synthetic investments and Islamic derivatives. The practice led by Ingrid York, who is ‘calm and incisive, and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of derivatives‘, also excels in repackaging and structured note transactions. York and regulatory partner Jonathan Rogers advised the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility Designated Activity Company (LSF) on its inaugural $100m repo transaction with Afreximbank and Citi to provide liquidity to African sovereign Eurobonds. York is supported by a strong partner group and a growing team of associates. Anthony Colegrave is dual-qualified in England & Wales and South Africa, and focuses primarily on equity derivatives and hedging solutions. Debashis Dey advises banks, corporates and governments on structured finance and Tom Falkus has a broad practice that includes secured loan transactions. Associate Phillan Amin is highly recommended for OTC derivatives, structured finance, repurchase transactions, and hedging issues.

White & Case LLP handles a broad range of mandates, from funds regulation, banking M&A, capital markets regulation, SFDR and anti-money laundering to fintech and payment services, ESG and market disclosure. Praised as an ‘excellent strategic and lateral thinker, combined with an ability to cut to the core issues and key risks facing clients’, practice leader Jonathan Rogers focuses on banking regulatory issues, technology transaction projects and fund structurings, as well as fintech and payment services matters. Other key contacts in the group include Kristen DiLemmo and counsel Laura Kitchen.

White & Case LLP‘s far-reaching fintech offering encompasses regulatory matters, data, financial crime and financial products. Among other strengths, the team is well regarded for its ability to support fast-growth point of sale firms as they develop their products. Jonathan Rogers, who heads up the UK fintech practice, has a proven track record in payments advice dating back to the passing of PSD1 in 2009. His London colleague Guy Potel is the global head of the fintech interest group and is well placed to advise on M&A work involving fintechs. Jonah Anderson’s transatlantic practice spans due diligence and emerging markets investigations. Helen Pantelides is well versed in growth equity mandates, while regulatory perimeter issues, corporate transactions, and interactions with regulators are among Mark Smith’s areas of expertise.