ABOUT THE TEAM:

Working within the Corporate, Finance & Tax Group, which comprises over 90 fee earning staff across the firm, the Financial Services & Funds team ("FSF") has an emphasis on Listed and Private Funds, Equity Capital Markets, Financial Services & Regulation and Public M&A work. In London, the team sits alongside the Public Companies and Capital Markets team and Private M&A / Private Equity teams, with a fourth team based in Birmingham also undertaking Private M&A and Private Equity work. The FSF team is cohesive and team members are highly responsive and focused on obtaining the best outcome for clients whilst working in a supportive and collaborative environment. .

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, and national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone’s potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.
Any offers we make will be conditional subject to clearance by the SRA, evidence of eligibility to work in the UK and DBS clearance
If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description please contact Nana Panti-Amoa Nana.Panti-Amoa@uk.gowlingwlg.com

The role will include but not be limited to:

• Advising on a broad range of complex and evolving financial services regulatory issues (both contentious and non-contentious)
• Assisting clients in navigating challenging conversations with regulators
• Providing technical advice on wholesale issues (e.g. market abuse, fund structuring and marketing, capital raising, crowdfunding and financial crime), retail issues (e.g. conduct risk, the FCA’s Consumer Duty, consumer credit and payment services) and corporate transactional support (e.g. regulatory due diligence and change of control notifications).

• Working cross-functionally on structuring, launching, and administering financial services products in the UK and EU.Guiding clients on regulatory approaches to innovative financial services and products, including blockchain, cryptoasset services, and AI deployment.