Lauded for its ‘nuanced and practical advice’, the team at Hogan Lovells International LLP works with clients across the full suite of regulatory issues. Head of the London team Michael Thomas remains active in advising on the UK and EU regulatory perimeter, the establishment and compliance of authorised firms, and governance structures; he is especially noted for his expertise in market infrastructure, advising trading venues, clearing houses, and financial market infrastructures. While global head, Jonathan Chertkow, centres his work on retail banking, consumer finance, and payments, advising on a wide range of products including current accounts, credit cards, mortgages, e-money, and payment services. A go-to for traditional and challenger banks is James Black, whose practice is at the intersection of credit, payments, and regulation. Payments expert Roger Tym focuses on operational resilience, capital requirements, and governance, as well as conduct issues and the development of compliant business models and financial products. Rita Hunter frequently advises on global ESG and sustainability disclosure regulatory requirements
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Testimonials
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- ‘Michael Thomas is very skilled at managing the work and supervising his team, while clearly trusting them to handle the matter skilfully (which they do), as he does not get involved more than he needs to (which of course helps keep the fees down). They are exceptionally transparent on billing, providing detailed estimates and regular updates against those estimates, even writing off time preemptively when they are exceeded.’
‘Mark Orton is an associate who has been doing excellent work on our files as well. He is responsive and knowledgeable and provides quality advice.'
‘Roger Tym is a trusted advisor who has been supporting our business for many years. He is very knowledgeable and commercially-oriented. He understands the complexity of our organization. He is very responsive and committed to providing advice in a cost-efficient manner. It's a pleasure to work with Roger.’
‘James Black is really assured and thoughtful. Fully across market practice and implementation of the finer points of law. Very responsive and solution-focused.’
‘Rita Hunter is an excellent authority on sustainability regulations in the UK and Europe. Rita's technical understanding of the regulations is very thorough and complemented by her commercial industry knowledge of what is happening in the market. Rita is well-supported by Julia Cripps, who is a very capable associate on sustainability regulatory matters.’
‘Liz Greaves is very approachable and pragmatic, with in-depth consumer credit knowledge.’
Key clients
- ALD Automotive
- AXA
- Bitpanda
- Bitstamp
- BlackRock
- BlockFi
- BNP Paribas
- BNY Mellon
- Checkout Ltd
- Citigroup
- Clear Junction
- Computershare
Work highlights
Acted for the London Metal Exchange (LME) and its clearing house, LME Clear, in the Court of Appeal (CoA). In a unanimous judgment handed down today, the CoA has dismissed the appeal brought by Elliott on all grounds, upholding the earlier ruling by the Divisional Court and confirming that the actions taken by the LME during the volatile nickel market conditions of March 2022 were entirely lawful, justified and proportionate.
Advised Metro Bank PLC on the sale of an approximately £2.5bn prime residential mortgage portfolio to NatWest Group PLC.
Advising on the development of a new embedded finance product to be offered as a new payment option for retailers. Advising on all aspects of the project, including advising on commercial agreements with technology providers, introducer agreements with merchants and on the design and documentation of the product itself.
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Practice head
Jonathan Chertkow; Michael Thomas
Other key lawyers
James Black; Roger Tym; Mark Orton; Rita Hunter; Liz Greaves; Diana Suciu; Julia Cripps; Rita Hunter