William Yonge > Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP Offices

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William Yonge

Work Department
Investment management.
Position
William Yonge is a partner in the firm’s London office who specializes in UK and European financial services regulatory advice in the private investment funds and financial institutions sectors. Clients include hedge, private equity, and other fund managers, and banks, broker-dealers, corporate finance firms, institutional investors, insurers, other financial institutions, and market associations. William frequently handles regulatory matters that arise during fund formations, mergers and acquisitions, and investment management business creations, and advises on agreements with customers and service providers. For more information, view William’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/wyonge.
Memberships
Member, Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.
Education
University of Durham, England, BA (Law), With Honors
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
Praised for its ‘unwavering dedication, unparalleled expertise and a commitment to achieving exceptional results for their clients’, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP acts for domestic and global financial services organisations on a range of financial regulatory issues affecting their UK and global operations. Simon Currie, whose ‘financial services regulatory expertise is simply superb’, leads the team and advises on matters arising from the asset management sector, while ‘highly collaborative’ William Yonge counts mandates concerning ESG and sustainable finance regulation in his workload. Steven Lightstone, who ‘provides commercially focused advice’, is another key contact in the group.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables