England - London • Corporate and commercial
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins stands out for its capability in large-scale financial services-related transactions, with demonstrable experience advising on matters concerning ESG, consumer credit, conduct and culture, market abuse and SMCR, among others. Nicola Higgs leads the team and acts for global investment entities on the sale of derivative products, while Rob Moulton is noted for his expertise in European regulatory developments, such as MiFID and MAR. Other key contacts in the team include counsel Becky Critchley, who focuses on consumer protection, structured finance transactions and benchmark regulation, and associate Anne Mainwaring, who advises on UK and EU regulatory developments related to ESG. David Berman left in autumn 2023 to spearhead Covington's London financial services practice.
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Testimonials
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‘This practice is one of the 'go-to' teams in the City for non-contentious regulatory advice for financial service firms. They are always on top of developing regulatory trends and provide outstanding client service. They seem comfortable with all types of work from discrete, technical regulatory queries to much wider projects covering multiple areas of a client's business.’
- ‘Ella McGinn is a first-rate associate with an excellent eye for detail and very adept at identifying key information in a large pool of material (and creating solutions around it).’
‘The team has continued to host monthly webinars to run through the latest changes. This is a large team with a variety of expertise and so it's resourced properly and efficiently. Great breadth of experience and staffed appropriately.’
Key clients
- AllianceBernstein
- Allianz Global Investors
- Berenberg
- Blackstone
- Central Bank of Egypt
- Deutsche Bank
- Evelyn Partners
- FXCM
- Klarna Bank
- Liberum
- Investec
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
- Numis Securities
- Royal Bank of Canada
- S&P Global
- Wellington Management
Work highlights
- Advising S&P Global on the regulatory aspects of the integration of its business with that of the newly merged IHS Markit business.
- Advising AllianceBernstein on the formation of its joint venture with Société Générale, an European bank, of each firms’ cash equities brokerage and research businesses.
- Advising Lowell, a portfolio company of Permira, on its bolt-on acquisition of Hoist Finance UK Limited, the UK credit management subsidiary of Hoist Finance AB.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nicola Higgs