The team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP is noted for its robust brokerage, trading and markets offering, exhibiting particular expertise in work concerning cryptocurrency and crypto assets. The team is headed by Charlie Ring, who advises regulated financial services businesses, including investment and wealth managers, on corporate finance and advisory matters, with a particular focus on owner-managed firms and transactional structuring. Charlotte Hill advises a broad range of financial institutions, fintech firms, and crypto businesses on non-contentious UK and EU financial regulation, including perimeter guidance, authorisations, and compliance with regimes such as MiFID, EMIR, and the rules affecting payment services, e-money, crowdfunding, and digital assets. Racheal Muldoon and Richard Ellis are adept in matters involving crypto, digital assets and fintech.
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‘Specialised for financial services, in particular proprietary trading. Staff are well versed in UK regulation, starting from an advanced knowledge base.’
‘Richard Ellis has solid experiences to date.’
Key clients
- ATC Brokers Ltd
- BIDS Trading Ltd
- R1 London Ltd
- Graviton Research Capital (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Scraye Technologies Limited
- Howard de Walden Estates Limited
- Goliath Capital LLP
Practice head
Charlie Ring
Other key lawyers
Charlotte Hill; Racheal Muldoon; Richard Ellis