Laura is a solicitor based in London, working between the Financial Services and Restructuring and Insolvency teams.

In the Financial Services team, Laura acts for a variety of regulated clients, including banks, investment firms, insurers and insurance intermediaries, fund managers, FinTechs and other financial institutions. 

She advises clients on matters such as:
  • The regulatory perimeter
  • Applications for authorisation and variation of permission
  • Approved persons and the senior managers regime
  • Regulatory capital
  • Outsourcing
  • Marketing products and services
  • Conduct of business requirements
  • Compliance policies and procedures, including financial crime prevention
  • Regulatory aspects of M&A and changes in control

Laura is also co-editor of FIN., the firm's financial institutions news website.

With the Restructuring and Insolvency team, Laura works on non-contentious matters, acting for a range of stakeholders, including insolvency practitioners, directors and creditors. She advises on a range of restructuring and insolvency considerations, including insolvency appointments, directors' duties advice and assignments.

Laura trained with the firm, completing seats in Planning and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Restructuring and Insolvency and Banking. She also completed a secondment to the Cybersecurity and Privacy legal team at AIG.