William Garner > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices
5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England
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William Garner
Work Department
Business disputes, financial services, technology, media and telecommunications; financial services and funds.
Position
William specialises in advising clients in the wholesale, trading and markets segment of the financial services sector. He leads the firm’s wholesale, trading and markets practice. William regularly assists clients throughout the UK authorisation process and has particular expertise in advising clients on a wide range of regulatory, trading and markets issues and perimeter issues. He has also advised on the structuring and establishment of numerous financial services businesses and investment funds. William has a diverse range of clients across multilateral trading facilities, broker crossing networks, investment banks, brokers, dealers, proprietary trading firms and investment managers in connection with multiple investment and product classes (including equities, fixed income, funds, commodities, derivatives, and commercial and wholesale FX). Extensive non-law industry experience enables him to provide legal expertise which is complemented by significant industry insight and an understanding of the practical and commercial realities of running a business involved in financial markets. Experience: advised investment banks and brokers in relation to providing direct electronic access to execution venues (DMA and sponsored access) and providing white-labelled services to third-party brokerages; assisted numerous clients setting up European execution venues and trading platforms (MTFs, crossing networks and other OTC platforms); assisted numerous international brokerages and proprietary trading firms to set up European operations or restructure existing operations; advising numerous regulated firms in connection with alleged FCA or exchange rule breaches.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has a ‘huge depth of expertise’ advising on matters concerning private banking, wealth management and private funds, in addition to crypto assets, equity capital markets and broking, trading and markets mandates. William Garner leads the team and advises on the establishment, operation and regulation of trading platforms, including MFTs and OFTS, as well as proprietary trading across all asset classes. Other key contacts in the group include Victoria Younghusband and Charlie Ring.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Senior executives
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Employment > Employee share schemes