Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP' integrated financial services offering provides a one-stop-shop service to banks and funds on advisory, contentious and regulatory advice pursuant to transactions handled by the firm. This combined approach, which sees many of the lawyers in the team adept at handling both litigation and non-contentious work, ensures that entities are well served in the event of a major regulatory enforcement action, as well as being well-placed to establish strong compliance programs viewed through a contentious lens. Hong Kong and UK-qualified team head Hannah Cassidy is illustrative of this cohesive approach and as well as regularly acting for entities on cross-border enforcement actions, is also very skilled at advising on highly technical regulatory advisory work. The scope of her work in this regard also includes a considerable volume of fintech-related matters for incumbents adopting fintech strategies as well as for start-ups, and for industry associations on their efforts to shape the law in important areas including as it relates to digital assets. The vastly experienced Kyle Wombolt takes the lead on much of the big-ticket regulatory enforcement work, and also regularly handles white-collar criminal matters.