Travers Smith LLP is turned to by a number of bluechip asset managers, corporates, and other financial services entities for its 'highly intelligent, incredibly responsive, client-focused' approach. Key names to note include practice head Tim Lewis, the 'outstanding' Michael Raymond, and Natalie Lewis, recommended for her expertise in fintech and payments work.

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‘The team at Travers is great on ESG topics. They are commercial, respond quickly and really understand what we as the client are focused on, what the risks are with taking various positions and also follows up when things changes.’
‘Michael Raymond is great, I have worked with him on several different ESG topics including for specific ESG funds in the loan space. He really has an excellent grasp of what is the key impacts are from different decisions.’
‘The Travers Smith regulatory team consists of highly intelligent, incredibly responsive, client-focussed, outcomes-driven and dedicated lawyers.’
‘Natalie Lewis is a stand-out junior lawyer who has an excellent grasp of the law.’
‘We appreciate their in-depth knowledge of UK financial regulations, and also rely on their understanding of FCA thinking.’
‘We now work exclusively with Michael Raymond's financial services regulatory practice at Travers for UK/EU regulatory advice. We have found them to be head and shoulders above their UK/EU-based peer firms in terms of depth of analysis, industry knowledge, turn-around times and quality of work.’
‘Michael Raymond is outstanding. After over 25 years in global financial services, instructing law firms in the US, UK, EU and Asia, in my view Michael is in a category by himself in the UK/EU regulatory space. Intensely organised, with deep technical knowledge, project leadership skills and an astute understanding of the way global financial services firms operate -both on the sell-side and buy-side, he has built a team that delivers rapid but carefully constructed advice that can be acted upon.’
‘Extremely supportive and flexible approach.’

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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.

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