Nikki Johnstone
Partner
London
Nikki Johnstone
Partner
London
Contact Details
Nikki Johnstone is a partner in the Banking Regulatory & FinTech practice in the firm’s London office.
Nikki is Fintech regulatory specialist who has extensive experience in advising financial institutions and technology companies on digitalisation, cross-border payments as well as cutting-edge innovations in cryptoassets and distributed ledger technology. She also provides specialist support to the firm’s transactional teams on fundraising and M&A for established and growth Fintechs.
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
News & insights
Publications: 11 JUNE 2021
The Financial Services Act 2021
The first step in shaping the UK's financial services regime post-Brexit.
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Publications: 07 JUNE 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority’s new “Consumer Duty”
On 14 May 2021 the FCA published its first Consultation Paper on “A new Consumer Duty” (CP21/13).
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Publications: 01 JUNE 2021
The importance of lesbian visibility – a conversation with two A&O partners
Elaine Johnston and Nikki Johnstone, discuss the importance of visible role models, coming out and being yourself. Nikki joined A&O’s partnership on 1 May 2021 and was the first openly lesbian partner…
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Publications: 11 MARCH 2021
Implications of digital operational resilience (DORA) podcast series
Our podcast series explores the draft EU Digital Operational Resilience Regulation (known as, DORA), which forms part of the European Commission’s Digital Finance Strategy and aims to improve…
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Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Recognition
'Nikki Johnstone advises leading payments providers and technology companies on diverse concerns including authorisation, product launches and structuring.' 'Absolutely brilliant. She's always troubleshooting and problem spotting, and will provide technically accurate and commercially sound advice.' 'She has good judgement and is calm and collected even when under pressure. She inspires trust.'
Chambers 2020 (Payments Law)
a highly trusted partner and ally, as well as having 'razor-sharp legal expertise' and 'great strength and depth in financial regulatory work.'
Chambers 2020 (Fintech Legal)
Awards & accolades
Rising Star in Banking and Finance
Euromoney Rising Star Awards 2020 (Europe)
