Regulatory Compliance & Legislation

Our international Financial Services Regulatory group is at the cutting edge of the development of new financial techniques, institutions and transactions. We have over 80 lawyers across our international network, covering all of the world's principal financial markets. With their extensive regulatory experience, they lead thinking on regulatory developments and assist clients in lobbying on, planning for and implementing changes as they occur.

Assignments range from the development of new structured products to the documentation of new market standards in the European securities market and of new regulators and markets in the Middle East. Our lawyers frequently advise on a broad range of complex regulatory matters, including regulatory capital; compliance; mortgages and consumer credit; trading documentation, including terms of business and trading agreements; custody, prime brokerage and clearing; insider dealing; market abuse and outsourcing.

In addition to our financial services regulatory expertise, we also have a market-leading global environmental law group who's lawyers regularly advise on a wide range of environmental regulatory issues.

Insight

The Securities and Futures Commission following the collapse of Lehman has been committed to revamping and codifying the structure and methods of selling structured and other investment products in Hong Kong. The recent implementation of a Handbook for the new regime has been a major milestone in that exercise.
Our APAC Regulatory SFC Structured Products Reform Group is formed from a team of lawyers who are highly reputable in the Regulatory industry across the Asia Pacific region.

deals & cases

Allen & Overy is advising Virgin Money Holdings (UK) Limited (Virgin Money) on an investment of GBP100m by WL Ross & Co. LLC (WL Ross), the US investment firm led by Wilbur Ross.
Allen & Overy LLP is advising BNP Paribas Fortis on its disposal of Artemis Asset Management to Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (AMG) and the Artemis management team.
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International Desks

Our relationships with law firms across the globe allow us to act for clients in any jurisdiction, via our International Desks.