Cambitas covers both contentious and non-contentious financial services:
 

- Contentious regulatory practice covering investigations, enforcement, complaints and whistleblowing.  Defending clients against investigations by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and other regulators, such as the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and exchanges such as the London Metal Exchange (LME), ICE and others. Acting as an independent investigator when regulated firms have a suspected breach of regulatory rules, or have received whistleblowing allegations. 
 

- Non-contentious regulatory practice, covering both wholesale and retail markets: UK regulated activities, FCA Handbook matters, authorisations, payment systems, individual accountability, outsourcing, banking, fintech,  operational resilience, digital assets, financial promotions, client assets, banking, market conduct, systems and controls, client assets, exchange rulebooks, and wholesale market regulations such as MiFID II, EMIR, SFTR DORA & the Benchmarks Regulation, consumer credit, retail lending, complaints and the consumer duty. Also advising on financial crime and the UK sanctions regime. 

We also advise on ESG issues, including: mandatory disclosures, board governance and obligations, Bribery Act, Modern Slavery Act, policy drafting, processes, contractual clauses, investigations, greenwashing, external communications and training.

 

We assist clients with corporate issues, including shareholder agreements, reorganisations, mergers, acquisitions, loan arrangements, articles of association etc.  

Our clients include exchanges, clearing houses, banks, trading firms, brokers, lenders, fintech companies, digital assets providers, data providers, price reporting agencies, start-ups, consultancies, government agencies and others.

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Our mission is to provide outstanding client service, to be swift, responsive, commercial and pragmatic. We always aim to find a solution, and to think outside the box. We leave no stone unturned in our constant pursuit of excellence. The service will surpass that of the largest firms, but without the costs. Why buy the pyramid, when you can buy just the top?