Financial institutions regulation has become the preferred choice for policymakers who aspire to strengthen the financial system, encourage investor confidence and protect consumers. Financial reform and its implications now dominate almost all significant decisions made by financial institutions. With our global reach and broad depth of knowledge about regulation, law, policy and business, Dentons is at the forefront of helping clients navigate the new landscape. Whether it is the Dodd-Frank Act in the US, the swath of EU directives and regulations, or the fundamental domestic reforms of UK banking and financial institution structure and supervision, our team of more than 200 lawyers and professionals helps clients find solutions.

Using practical insight gained from involvement in government, often as government officials, and as former counsels and compliance officers, our lawyers and professionals help on a daily basis with domestic and cross-border regulation.

Facilitate your institution’s compliance with a complex framework of rules. In collaboration with you, we develop tactics that preserve and advance your business’ interests.

Stay ahead of the curve as global regulatory bodies enact new measures. With Dentons, you gain a critical ally in minimizing risk and seizing opportunities.

Recognition

Chambers FinTech 2021 ranks Arno Voerman, Jesús Mardomingo and Tracy Molino among top FinTech lawyers

December 11, 2020

Dentons partners Arno Voerman and Jesús Mardomingo were ranked among Europe’s leading FinTech lawyers in the 2021 edition of Chambers FinTech. In addition, Dentons received practice rankings in five jurisdictions.

Dentons named Top International Law Firm in the JD Supra 2020 Readers' Choice Awards

May 7, 2020

Dentons was named Top International Law Firm in the JD Supra 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards. In addition, six lawyers from Dentons’ offices around the world received Top Author awards, in recognition of the visibility and engagement that their thought leadership earned among JD Supra’s readers in 2019.

Dentons’ Jesús Mardomingo ranked in Chambers FinTech 2020

January 23, 2020

The newest Chambers FinTech 2020, a comprehensive guide to leading FinTech professionals across the world, has granted Dentons’ Madrid-based partner Jesús Mardomingo a high Band 2 individual ranking. 

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Insights

Ukrainian national bank introduces investment-linked currency liberalization to support country’s recovery

May 20, 2025

As Ukraine continues its economic stabilization and takes steps to encourage investment, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has taken another significant step toward unwinding wartime currency controls. NBU Resolution No. 53, dated May 9, 2025, just came into effect launching what the NBU calls a “stimulating currency liberalization” mechanism, designed to attract foreign capital while maintaining macroeconomic stability.

Construction loans: risks when the construction industry is in distress

May 15, 2025

Australia: Given the current state of the construction industry, lenders must ensure they are taking precautions to mitigate the increasing risks associated with residential construction loans.

Consumer Spotlight Series: Fake Reviews (2) – Publishing

May 14, 2025

United Kingdom: In our first "Fake Reviews" Consumer Spotlight, we outlined the steps businesses should take to comply with the Competition & Markets Authority's (the CMA's) new UK consumer enforcement powers under the Digital Market Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the DMCCA) – in particular, those that apply to traders (and their service providers/agents) submitting or commissioning fake reviews for their own or a third-party website/platform. 

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises FCA on successful defence of judicial review into redress scheme relating to sale of Interest Rate Hedging Products

March 14, 2025

On 7 March 2025 the High Court dismissed a judicial review claim brought by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking (APPG) against the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The case was listed in The Lawyer's Top 20 cases for 2024.

Dentons strengthens its Banking & Finance practice in the Middle East

January 27, 2025

Dentons, the world's largest global law firm, is pleased to announce that Ahmed Butt has joined its Banking & Finance practice in the Middle East as a partner. Ahmed's arrival strengthens our Middle East Banking & Finance practice with the addition of more than 20 years of specialist Banking Regulations and Financial Institutions Regulatory expertise.

Dentons advises Football Club FC St. Pauli on the establishment of a cooperative

November 21, 2024

Global law firm Dentons has advised FC St. Pauli, a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, on the establishment of a cooperative and related regulatory issues.

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