Grania Baird > Farrer & Co > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The financial services team at Farrer & Co handles a range of matters concerning mortgage conduct of business rules, wealth management and private banking, asset management, financial promotion and governance. Grania Baird leads the practice and has been kept busy with projects relating to Consumer Duty, while Andy Peterkin is ‘knowledgeable and commercial in his advice’ on the regulatory aspects of corporate transactions, fintech and crypto assets regulation.

Farrer & Co has carved out a strong niche in the property and charity funds market, advising these alongside traditional retail fund managers on matters ranging from fund formation to a range of regulatory issues, including the new consumer duty, governance and guidelines around high risk investments. Leading the team is Grania Baird, who specialises in the establishment of authorised funds such as UCITS and NURS among others. Jessica Reed‘s practice centres on the establishment of open-ended investment structures, with a further focus on ESG investing, while Andy Peterkin focuses on alternative capital raising structures and the marketing of private funds and pooled investment vehicles.