Financial Services

The global financial crisis and the pandemic shutdown sent shockwaves through the world’s financial institutions and was the catalyst for major reforms to the banking and financial services sector. While conditions have stabilized somewhat, markets remain fickle and institutions are continue to adjust to an increasingly regulated and competitive environment. Add to this an overlay of technology, innovation and increased pressure on costs, and you have an industry that is being transformed across the world. In times of crisis and in times of prosperity, our ability to create a clear path through this dynamic and complex sector will enable you to focus on running your business and minimize regulatory surprises. Our multi-disciplinary financial institutions team puts together finance skills, industry insights and practical business acumen. We have deep knowledge of and leading experience in the full spectrum of providing legal services to financial institutions, including financial institutions’ establishment, merger and acquisition, asset management business, regulatory and compliance issues, and reorganization. Tactically astute and strategic by nature, our goal is always your success, our team is able to assist financial institutions in formulating and implementing targeted risk mitigation solutions to existing and potential challenges, and improving their internal governance. We offer leading legal experts with unique competitive advantages in the establishment of emerging financial institutions and are experienced with legal services that accompany the full life cycle of financial institutions since their establishment, from advising on their business operations, internal control and organizational structure, to communicating with the regulators. We have broad knowledge of the latest regulatory developments impacting wealth and asset management firms and their business, and we also have deep understanding of the needs and company culture of our asset management firm clients. Our services include the establishment of banks; financial institutions; financial markets regulation; insurance and reinsurance; multi-lateral development and non-bank financial institutions; non-bank financial institutions; fintech; wealth and asset management business; corporate governance and internal control rules of financial institutions; construction and optimization of anti-money laundering compliance structure of financial institutions; investment, merger and acquisition carried out by financial institutions; reorganization and bailout of financial institutions.