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Commended for its ‘incredible depth and breadth of knowledge’, Hogan Lovells International LLP counts global banks, asset managers and financial market infrastructure providers, in addition to fintech start-ups, among its key roster of clients. Practice leader Jonathan Chertkow has demonstrable experience in the payments and consumer finance sectors, while Rachel Kent ’has outstanding insight into government policy and regulatory change’ and Michael Thomas is praised for his ‘unparalleled knowledge’ in market infrastructure and governance matters. Other key contacts in the team include ’trusted adviser’ James Black and ‘incredibly valuable’ Rita Hunter.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Rachel Kent has outstanding insight into government policy and regulatory change.’

  • ‘Jonathan Chertkow has been our go-to support for day-to-day queries on payments and consumer credit. He and his team bring a wealth of experience and offer practical and commercial advice that helps us to create innovative solutions to satisfy the reg requirements while maintaining our customers' user experience.’
  • ‘Michael Thomas is our go-to for financial services regulatory advice. He has unparalleled knowledge.’

  • ‘The team has an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, in addition to being incredibly responsive, keenly aware of businesses’ commercial and stakeholder needs, and providing incredibly high quality and thoughtful advice.’

  • ‘I worked the most with Rita Hunter in our relationship with Hogan Lovells and found her ability to take complicated and evolving regulation in its generic form (i.e., written for all asset classes) and match it to our asset class and more specifically to our investment strategy to be incredibly valuable.’

  • ‘Roger Tym provides excellent and pragmatic advice.’

  • ‘The team are market leaders in consumer credit regulatory advice, including peer to peer lending. They are very responsive and also pragmatic in their advice.’

  • ‘James Black has long been a trusted adviser. He is a very strong technical lawyer with excellent market knowledge, and provides concise and helpful advice.’

Key clients

  • ALD Automotive
  • AXA
  • Bitpanda
  • Bitstamp
  • BlackRock
  • BlockFi
  • BNP Paribas
  • BNY Mellon
  • Checkout Ltd
  • Citigroup
  • Clear Junction
  • Computershare
  • Co-operative Bank
  • Credit Karma
  • Credit Kudos
  • Curve
  • Daimler
  • Ebury
  • Euronet/Ria
  • Expedia
  • Ford
  • Generation Home
  • Habito
  • Hampden and Co
  • Hampshire Trust Bank
  • ICBC
  • Intriva Capital
  • Invesco
  • Investec
  • Lendable
  • Lending works
  • Livemore Capital
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • Masthaven Bank Limited
  • Moneyfold
  • Monzo
  • Nationwide
  • Open Banking Ltd
  • PayPal
  • Paysafe
  • PIMCO
  • PingPong
  • Plaid
  • Prudential
  • Revolut
  • Santander
  • Shopify
  • Stripe
  • TheCityUK
  • The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
  • The Just Group
  • The London Metal Exchange / LME Clear
  • The Montreal Exchange
  • Tipalti
  • Trussle
  • TSB Bank
  • UBS AG
  • UK Finance
  • VocaLink
  • Volkswagen
  • Worldpay
  • Zopa

Work highlights

  • Advised a UK bank on the sale of its mortgage book to another UK bank in June 2022.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Rachel Kent

Hall of fameHogan Lovells US LLP

Rachel is Head of Financial Services Regulation at Hogan Lovells, advising banks, insurers, asset managers and clearing houses and exchanges.She has been recognized as a leading individual in her field by industry commentators and legal directories for nearly two decades. Her vast experience at the heart of the sector allows her to make instinctive judgements in tackling structural and regulatory issues.Rachel is known for being tenacious in defending her clients' interests, attracting widespread admiration as a formidable negotiator.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jonathan Chertkow

Other key lawyers

Rachel Kent, Michael Thomas, James Black, Rita Hunter, Roger Tym, Charlie Middleton