Norton Rose Fulbright

The ‘capable and experienced’ team at Norton Rose Fulbright provides ’360 degree knowledge of the sector covering all regulatory and contentious angles’ to a range of financial services clients and fintechs, leveraging the bench strength of its uniquely blended contentious and non-contentious team. The practice is jointly spearheaded by the ‘efficient, sensible and direct’ Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Katie Stephen. Herbst boasts extensive experience advising UK and global clients on complex bank structuring, systems and controls, and the implementation of the Senior Managers Regime, drawing on his previous role as Head of European Law at the FSA. Meakin is a specialist in financial services regulation, with a focus on market infrastructure, commodities derivatives, and crypto, advising clients on compliance across trading, clearing, custody, and wholesale conduct. Stephen’s regulatory acumen covers systems and controls, corporate governance, ESG, individual accountability, and regulatory reporting, with particular expertise in skilled person reviews, internal investigations, and the design and implementation of redress and remediation programmes. Matthew Gregory is a key port of call for banks, investment firms, and fintech firms on a broad range of regulatory issues, with particular strength in retail conduct, regulatory capital, and policy development.