Latham & Watkins

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Praised for its ‘breadth and depth of knowledge and experience’, Latham & Watkins handles the financial services regulatory aspects of high-value transactions, in addition to advising on matters concerning ESG, market infrastructure and consumer credit. Rob Moulton focuses on European regulatory developments, including MiFID and MAR, and jointly leads the team alongside Nicola Higgs, who co-chairs the firm’s global financial institutions industry group. Higgs acts for global investment enterprises on the sale of derivative products to professional and retail investors. Becky Critchley advises on consumer protection and lending, MiFID compliance and benchmark regulation, while Anne Mainwaring has ’impressive knowledge’ of ESG regulatory developments.

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Testimonials

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‘Anne Mainwaring has impressive knowledge and an understanding of the industry. She has a great skill in finding solutions and is open to discuss different ideas.’
‘Rob Moulton is a strong, commercial leader.’
‘Good balance between pragmatic and innovative.’
‘Competent, solid and reliable.’
‘The regulatory team have a breadth and depth of knowledge and experience across all asset classes, markets and jurisdictions. They provide advice through a commercial lens and crucially provide practical guidance on application of the law and the relevant regulator’s approach to interpretation and proportionality.’
‘Rob Moulton and his team are reliable, expert and available to support at short notice. Highly recommend.’
‘The team provide advice that is pragmatic, strategically aligned and implementable.’
‘Rob Moulton has a good view of both wider market practice and regulators' thinking.’

Key clients

AllianceBernstein
Ares Management
Investec
KKR Credit Advisors
Morgan Stanley
Numis Corporation Plc
RBC
S&P Global
The Carlyle Group
UBS

Work highlights

Advised Numis on the regulatory aspects of its acquisition by Deutsche Bank.
Advised S&P across a number of divisions in relation to the corporate, governance and regulatory structure of the acquired IHS Markit business, in order to create a global framework for future operations of the businesses under one umbrella.
Advised Lithia Motors on its joint venture with Pendragon PLC, creating the second largest car dealer group in the UK by revenue.

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