Lorna Finlayson

Under the expert guidance of Rosanna Bryant, the team at Addleshaw Goddard handles the full range of regulatory work for banks, fund managers, insurers, investment platforms, payment services, cryptocurrency, building societies, and digital token businesses. Credited for ‘providing bespoke legal and compliance advice’, Bryant maintains a leading reputation within the consumer finance space, with her offering extending to retail financial services transactions, and structured finance, including portfolio sales, fintech product development, and regulatory input on securitisation and forward flow arrangements. Adept in wealth, private banking, and retail investments is Lorna Finlayson, who advises on regulatory compliance across the full client journey, including COBS, Consumer Duty, and CASS. Ben Koehne is a key port of call for various banks, building societies, mutuals and asset managers on matters involving corporate governance, group restructurings, regulatory-driven transactions, and strategic UK and cross-border M&A. James Greig is recommended for regulatory strategy and policy for wholesale financial institutions, drawing on his senior in-house and advisory experience to guide firms on regulatory engagement, post-Brexit structuring, outsourcing, and governance across the UK, EU and US. Leveraging her considerable experience at the Bank of England, Tess Kelly has strengthened the practice with her offering in prudential and wholesale issues, including capital, liquidity, resolution, operational resilience, and digital assets, whilst Lisa Lee Lewis is an expert in wholesale, digital assets, fintech, governance and financial crime matters, who 'stands out for her unique ability to blend legal, risk, and compliance expertise, offering tailored advice across financial services regulation'.