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Financial Services & Regulation lawyers

The daily challenges you face in doing business in a highly regulated, cost-pressured environment mean you need advisers who have an unparalleled understanding of the regulators’ expectations and are commercial, practical and industry savvy.

With leading practices in the UK’s two biggest financial services centres, London and Edinburgh, our team combines wholesale and retail, contentious and non-contentious expertise across banking, insurance, asset management and financial intermediation. You can be assured we understand the regulatory context in which you operate and recognise the importance of finding commercial solutions.

Our specialist regulatory lawyers advise retail and wholesale financial services firms on managing regulatory risk and resolving and avoiding regulatory action and disputes.

Having represented firms in over 400 regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, our team combines knowledge of regulated businesses with a clear understanding of what the regulators require.

We use that experience to help clients manage and grow their businesses through the development of new products, services and distribution channels.

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James Geer
James Geer
Partner
United Kingdom, London
James is a partner in our Financial Services team, and specialises in advising financial institutions on a broad range of finance and investment products, risk transfer transactions and regulatory matters...
Karagh Gilliatt
Karagh Gilliatt
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
For 20 years Karagh has specialised in UK authorised funds, asset and transitions management, long-term insurance and the provision of general regulatory and compliance advice. Karagh regularly advises...
Chris Glennie
Chris Glennie
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Chris is a partner in the Financial Services Regulatory Practice at CMS London.  Chris has significant payments, fintech and financial regulation expertise.  He has a unique background and insight having...
Angela Greenough
Angela Greenough
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Angela is a partner in our Financial Services and Products team, specialising in regulated financial services outsourcing, complex commercial contracts and the operational aspects of financial services...
Laura Houët
Laura Houët
Partner
Co-Head of the ESG Task Force
United Kingdom, London
Laura Houët is a partner in CMS’ Financial Services and Products team and CMS’ Co-Head of ESG. Laura has over 14 years’ experience advising the asset management industry. She is a regulated funds...
Bill McCaffrey
Bill McCaffrey
Partner
Head of Consumer Credit
United Kingdom, London
Bill McCaffrey is a partner in the Financial Services and Products team and Head of its Consumer Credit practice. Consistently top ranked in the Chambers UK legal directory, he is singled out for his...
Alison McHaffie
Alison McHaffie
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Alison McHaffie is a partner in the Financial Services and Products Team specialising in all types of contentious regulatory and governance matters. She qualified at CMS in 1995 and has over 25 years...
Simon Morris
Simon Morris
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Simon Morris has been a partner in the firm’s Financial Markets team since 1988, having joined the firm in 1980 and qualified as a solicitor in 1982. He advises a wide range of UK and overseas financial...
Jenny Nanalal
Jenny Nanalal
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Jenny Nanalal is a partner in our Financial Services team, where she advises financial institutions on capital-driven transactions and associated regulatory matters, with a particular focus on risk transfer...
Hannah Netherton
Hannah Netherton
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Hannah Netherton is a partner in the Employment Team. She advises on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation...