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I am a financial services lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright based in London, focusing on financial services, FinTech and act as a global lead of the firm's payments practice.I have a broad range of experience advising banks, investment firms, asset and wealth managers, financial sponsors, exchanges and custodians, cryptoassets firms, payment services providers and electronic money institutions, and technology companies in relation to domestic and cross-border financial services matters.I was shortlisted for the Rising Star Innovation Award at the Legal Innovation Awards 2020 and for the Rising Star Award at the British Legal Awards 2020. I am currently ranked as a “Next Generation Partner” in Legal 500 for Financial Services: Non-contentious and also for FinTech and as an “Up and Coming Partner” in Chambers and Partners for Financial Services: Non-contentious and also for FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies, where I have been recognised as a “highly regarded” practitioner, with clients describing me as “very conscientious, diligent and thorough”, “creative, commercial and forward-thinking in his approach to complex legal problems”, “exceptionally responsive” and “an excellent person to have in your corner”.My diverse advisory practice involves advising clients on regulatory compliance, regulatory change, regulatory engagement, supervisory and enforcement matters, internal investigations, governance, risk management, authorisation and licencing projects, international expansion projects and commercial partnerships.I have market-leading expertise relating to the design, development and regulation of innovative financial services and products, particularly across mobile and digital payments, digital assets issuance and trading, platform businesses and marketplaces, digital banking, AI, cryptoassets market infrastructure and custody, banking as a service, consumer and corporate lending, decentralized finance, blockchain and distributed ledger technology.I also have extensive experience acting on mergers and acquisitions, private and public capital markets transactions, reorganisations and restructurings involving financial institutions. I have represented clients on a range of their most complex and multijurisdictional transactions, including Advent International, Bain Capital, Bank of Montreal, Charles Stanley, General Atlantic, Mercer, Barclays, IG, HSBC, KKR, Carne, Société Générale, Cathay Financial, Starling Bank, Allica Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, M&G Investments, The Northern Trust Corporation, Saxo Bank and Virtu Financial.

Listed skills include Corporate Law, Financial Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Legal Advice, and 5 others.