Advising banks, brokers, financial institutions, exchanges, clearing houses and corporates on business structure, ongoing compliance, and other advisory issues authorizations and licensing of new businesses:

change of control and management / governance.

client agreements / terms and conditions of business.

policies and procedures.

regulatory capital, capital instruments and capital structuring.

scope of regulatory permissions and regulatory perimeter issues.

custody, account, prime brokerage, derivatives, security, collateral and other agreements.

corporate governance, senior managers regime, allocations of responsibility.

anti-money laundering and sanctions.

regulatory reporting.

legal opinions and memoranda on regulatory matters.

Establishing new financial institutions or financial companies and regulatory approvals:

Société Générale on its announced joint venture with Alliance Bernstein for their research and securities brokerage businesses.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) on its partnership with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and nine of the world's largest energy traders to establish ICE Futures Abu Dhabi, a new exchange in Abu Dhabi Global Market hosting the world's first Murban crude oil futures contracts.