David Calligan
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory
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About
Provided by David Calligan
Practice Areas
David is a financial regulatory lawyer with over 30 years of experience. David is ranked as a leading practitioner for non-contentious financial regulatory by the major independent legal directories, with clients stating that he “offers practical and robust solutions”, “has a good understanding of our business and provides focused, pragmatic advice” and “has rich product knowledge and deep understanding of the UK regulatory framework”.
David advises on a wide range of regulation and compliance matters including the regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions in the financial services sector. He acts for broker dealers, hedge fund managers, corporate finance firms and prime brokers. He has a particular focus in assisting CFD and FX trading firms.
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Chambers Review
UK
David Calligan is a highly experienced financial services regulatory lawyer. He has a strong reputation for his work on the regulatory issues associated with M&A.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David's approach is professional and insightful. His ability to quickly understand clients' needs and challenges and propose effective solutions makes a difference."
"David has a very calm disposition and an expert knowledge of the regulatory area. He has a good grasp of the commercial and practical realities of business."
"David is friendly, responsive, knowledgeable and commercial."
"David's approach is professional and insightful. His ability to quickly understand clients' needs and challenges and propose effective solutions makes a difference."
"David has a very calm disposition and an expert knowledge of the regulatory area. He has a good grasp of the commercial and practical realities of business."
"David is friendly, responsive, knowledgeable and commercial."