Financial Markets & Regulation

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Financial Services Industry experts

... advising financial firms on complex matters driven or affected by the supervision and regulation of the financial services industry. We:

  • assist large national and international groups of banks, insurance companies, investment firms and other financial firms involved in complex M&A and capital markets transactions;
  • advise on securities offering rules, the listing and trading of financial instruments, market abuse issues, and financial market infrastructures as experts in market regulation; and
  • provide expertise for financial firms on all elements of licensing; governance and the structure of business operations; the structuring of financial services and products; regulatory capital issues and compliance with other rules of prudential supervision; and recovery and resolution.

Our experts are actively involved in legislative processes and, as lecturers and speakers, also contribute to the academic development of the supervision and regulation of the wider financial services industry.

Our AML practice group provide specialist advice on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation, the implementation of AML in policies and agreements and on dealings with regulators.

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With a good knowledge base, the team is composed such that on any subject service can be delivered instantly. Integration of law, regulation, network and governance is a strength.

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30 June 2025

DOJ provides guidance on shift in US white-collar enforcement strategy

As discussed in our February update, the Trump administration started its second term by announcing significant changes in the white-collar enforcement priorities of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). A brief recap: President Trump ordered the DOJ to pause Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and enforcement actions for 180 days. Attorney General Pam Bondi had signalled shifts in the DOJ's priorities towards the goal of "total elimination" of drug cartels and Transnational Crime Organizations (TCOs). Several of the Attorney General's memoranda at the time also alluded to potential deprioritisation of corporate enforcement in business-related national security cases and protection of US companies in particular. On the basis of these broad strokes directions, the DOJ had been directed to issue new guidelines.
27 February 2025

Omnibus Proposal amending CSRD, CSDDD and Taxonomy Regulation published

In recent years, several policy publications – including the Commission's Better Regulation Agenda (2021), the Draghi Report on the Future of European Competitiveness (2024), and the Commission's Competitiveness Compass (2025) – have voiced concerns and proposed measures to ensure that regulatory requirements do not hinder the EU's competitiveness.
25 November 2024

The Netherlands takes first step towards implementing CSDDD

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) entered into force on 25 July 2024, and EU member states have until 26 July 2026 to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the CSDDD. In the Netherlands, a draft implementing bill was published on 18 November 2024. The draft bill is open for public consultation until 29 December 2024.