Slaughter and May fields a financial regulation team adept in supporting a range of clients — including insurance firms, investment groups, banks, payment service providers, and asset managers — in the full array of non-contentious mandates. Co-head Jan Putnis advises a broad range of financial institutions on complex regulatory matters, corporate transactions, structural reforms, and post-Brexit business strategies, with particular expertise in governance, regulatory compliance, recovery and resolution regimes, and multijurisdictional corporate restructurings. Fellow co-head Nick Bonsall is skilled in complex prudential regulatory matters, capital efficiency transactions, financial institution reorganisations, and portfolio acquisitions and disposals, with a specialism in UK and EU solvency and governance regimes, supervisory and contentious regulatory issues, and Brexit-related restructuring. Adept in supporting fintech firms and challenger banks on transactional and advisory matters, David Shone frequently counsels on capital instrument structuring and group reorganisations, particularly for regulatory and strategic purposes. Kristina Locmele is a further key contact.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
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- 'Excellent grasp of a highly complex regulatory environment and understanding of our regulators.'
- 'Nick Bonsall is exceptional - one of the few reg lawyers I would happily put in front of my CEO and board. Very pragmatic and speaks in terms non-experts can understand.''A combination of excellent technical quality at all levels of seniority with a rare commerciality and pragmatism and a hugely approachable manner. I positively enjoy working with this Slaughter and May team, which is not something I can say for every external firm I use.'
Key clients
- Aquis Exchange PLC (Aquis)
- Aviva
Work highlights
Advised Nationwide on its £2.9 billion acquisition of Virgin Money UK plc, involving the acquisition by a UK building society of a large, ring-fenced banking group.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
David Shone
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Kristina Locmele
Practice head
Jan Putnis; Nick Bonsall
Other key lawyers
David Shone; Kristina Locmele