Banks
The banking industry is adept at navigating change and driving innovation, something we have been supporting our clients in this sector with for over 90 years.
Whether it’s helping banks achieve ground-breaking, market first transactions such as advising a multinational financial institution on the first ever end-to-end blockchain bond issuance to helping banks navigate the regulatory change landscape by transitioning away from IBOR, Allen & Overy has built up a considerable track record of advising banks on a broad spectrum of complex, cross-border transactions and strategic mandates. By applying a sector lens to our fully integrated, multi-disciplinary team of lawyers and consultants, we can provide our clients with in-depth knowledge of their industry, the local regulatory frameworks under which they operate and the impact that market developments have on their businesses, anywhere in the world.
The team comprises of experts across the full spectrum of banking, finance and capital markets work as well as specialists in regulatory, dispute resolution, antitrust, employment, IP, data privacy, cybersecurity, M&A and tax. We are also the only law firm with an integrated team of former regulators and consultants from the ‘Big 4’ who can advise the senior management teams at the banks on governance, corporate purpose and culture, conduct, compliance and operational risk, regulatory advisory and business transformation.
Our integrated capability, coupled with our ability to deliver legal services efficiently via the suite of technology and alternative resourcing models available on our Advanced Delivery & Solutions platform, means we are well placed to offer our banking clients cutting edge, end-to-end solutions which enable them to respond to complex issues.
Our experience
Asia’s first blue bond
British American Tobacco
IBOR
CEO of an investment bank
ESG litigation risk
Cyber-security planning
Sanctions
A global financial institution on various sanctions issues, including most recently in relation to the implication of Russian sanctions. We also advised various banks on their exit from Russia.
Ring-fencing
Global FX investigation
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News and insights
Publications: 13 March 2024
Surge in EU and UK private antitrust damages actions continues
The EU Private Damages Directive (PDD) has made it easier for claimants to obtain damages for antitrust violations, often exceeding the regulatory fines imposed on the infringers. This has led to a…
Publications: 13 March 2024
Cartel enforcement tops the antitrust agenda
Overall, global fines for cartel activity in 2023 (USD1.9 billion) were broadly in line with the 2022 total (USD2.1bn). However, regulators in the EU recorded significant drops in actual fine levels,…
Publications: 05 March 2024
Private Markets Global Trends 2024
Private markets have shown remarkable resilience and innovation in the face of unprecedented challenges and opportunities in the past few years. From the pandemic to the digital transformation, from…
Publications: 13 December 2023
Search for scale and specialist expertise point to increased dealmaking among asset managers
A combination of defensive and offensive M&A is set to reshape the asset management industry. Here we explain what’s behind the trend – and outline the nuances of these often tricky deals.
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