Leonard Ng > Sidley Austin LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Sidley Austin LLP Offices
70 St Mary Axe
London
EC3A 8BE
England
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Leonard Ng
Work Department
Banking and Financial Services, Investment Funds, Securities Enforcement and Regulatory
Position
Partner
Career
LEONARD NG is a member of Sidley’s Executive Committee and head of the UK/EU Financial Services Regulatory group. Based in the London office, Leonard advises a wide range of global financial institutions on complex UK/EU financial services regulatory issues. He has particular experience in advising clients on operating under the regulatory framework established after the last financial crisis, and more recently on Brexit, sustainable finance/ESG, and crypto-asset regulation. Leonard is a past member of the Board of the Managed Funds Association, the global trade association for hedge funds, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
(Hall of Fame)Praised for its ‘encyclopedic knowledge’, Sidley Austin LLP regularly advises on a range of mandates concerning UK/EU securitisation regulation, investment funds, payment services, consumer credit and mortgage regulation, in addition to anti-money laundering and financial sanctions compliance. ‘Highly personable and respected across the industry’, Leonard Ng
leads the team and advises global financial institutions on Brexit, crypto-assets, sustainable finance and ESG regulation. Max Savoie delivers ‘highly commercial, pragmatic and tailored’ advice on matters concerning UK and EU payment services regulation.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
Payment systems and processors, issuers and acquirers of e-money and digital payment instruments, and investment funds are among the clients which seek out Sidley Austin LLP‘s fintech team. Leonard Ng heads up the team and frequently assists payment clients who provide regulated investment services. AML and sanctions work relating to the payments sector is a key strength for Rachpal K. Thind.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Fintech: regulatory London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Real estate > Property finance