A specialist financial services firm, McDonnell Ellis LLP‘s clients range from banks and asset managers to smaller fintechs, payments and crypto firms. Brian McDonnell heads up the practice, drawing on deep regulatory experience to cover the full spectrum of financial services law, including banking, wholesale financial services, funds and payments. David Ellis boasts noted expertise in regulatory capital, client money mandates and funds.
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‘User-friendly, technically excellent, give commercial advice and are very responsive.’
‘From our perspective, Brian McDonnell makes this practice unique in terms of his knowledge/know-how in respect of his financial services expertise and his ability, from a client-facing perspective, to make matters with complexity simply understood and in a very personable manner by clients to whom we refer him from both a factual and legal perspective.’
‘They are a boutique practice aiming to do what they do well. As a fellow boutique firm, we like the fact we can refer work to them and know we will get the good quality work we need, at a fair price whether we instruct them or introduce our clients to instruct them directly.’
‘We mostly work with Brian McDonnell, who is always very responsive, happy to help in whatever manner we or our clients request, and if he can't assist because it isn't in his field, will happily direct us to other people in the firm accordingly. We find his advice clear, concise and commercial in nature.'
‘Knowledge of the industry and product knowledge led by a well-rounded professional with vast industry experience: Brian McDonnell. Brian demonstrated advanced knowledge and ease to render advice on cross-border organisational arrangements (UK and EU) with a great ability to support firms facing complicated regulatory questions from supervisory authorities.'
‘McDonnell Ellis is the only specialist financial services regulatory law firm in England & Wales. I have used the firm on many occasions to support clients with regulatory issues, including regulatory perimeter advice, consumer credit, Financial Ombudsman complaints, interactions with the FCA regarding VREQs and other sensitive matters, and crypto regulation.'
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Brian McDonnell
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David Ellis