Banking & Finance Law.

Specialist Attorneys in Banking, Finance, Regulatory and Compliance.

Banking & Finance Attorneys

Our top and highly skilled banking and finance lawyers have hands on in-depth experience having advised on all aspects of banking law, compliance, legal and regulatory matters pertaining to banking regulation, blockchain, crypto assets, finance law, financial services, fintech, investment funds, lending activities to both international and local financial institutions, banks, corporate and regulatory bodies, to name a few.

Our finance and banking attorneys have experience with complex transaction types and financial instruments and have fostered and nurtured well-established relationships with the South African Reserve Bank Prudential Authority, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (“FSCA”) and National Credit Regulator. We work closely with organisations in all stages of growth from early-stage start-ups to established financial institutions and banks. We understand the issues that affect the financial technology industry that enables us to deliver practical, informed and innovative advice. The regulatory landscape for products and services integrating blockchain technology is rapidly evolving and decentralized ledger technology and smart contracts could ultimately reshape many industries. It is for this reason that our finance and banking lawyers have their fingers on the pulse of this rapidly evolving space.

Our banking & financial services attorneys has experience advising on all aspects of:

  • Asset and wealth management

  • Banking and finance, including banking regulation

  • Blockchain

  • Change in control

  • Cryptoassets and currencies

  • Custody and client money

  • Documentation, including compliance and contractual

  • Financial crime

  • FinTech and RegTech

  • Fixed income, currencies and commodities

  • Government relations and public policy

  • Individual accountability, including senior management and corporate governance

  • Investment funds

  • Market conduct and benchmarks

  • Market infrastructure and post-trade

  • New product launches

  • Regulation and investigations, including broker deal, consumer and mortgage, derivatives, payment services, prudential, regulatory risk, securities and compliance

  • Sanctions and controls, including anti-money laundering

  • Sourcing and technology

  • Structured trade and commodity finance

  • Sustainable finance

  • WTO and international trade