Baker McKenzie

Housing a specialist fintech advisory practice, the team at Baker McKenzie LLP supports fintech firms with strategic and regulatory guidance, as well as offering the full range of regulatory advice across hedge funds, market infrastructure, derivatives, and financial crime, supporting top-tier clients with cross-border regulatory compliance, investigations, and strategic innovation. The team is headed by Mark Simpson, who frequently handles regulatory authorisations, business expansion, AML, and responding to regulatory investigations, while also contributing to financial crime law development and governmental advisory work. A specialist in representing global banks, asset managers, corporates, and payment institutions, Caitlin McErlane's workload consists of complex UK and EU regulatory matters, including compliance, acquisitions, market infrastructure, and cross-border trading.