Jan Putnis
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory
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About
Provided by Jan Putnis
Practice Areas
Financial Regulation
Financial Institutions Group
Banking and Finance
Asset Management
Corporate and M&A
Global Investigations
Career
Jan is Head of our Financial Regulation Group and co-Head of our Financial Institutions Group.
Jan’s practice focuses on matters of strategic importance to financial institutions, with particular emphasis on regulatory advice (both contentious and non-contentious) and multi-jurisdictional corporate and commercial transactions. He acts for a broad range of financial institutions, including banks, investment banks, brokers, insurance and reinsurance groups, market infrastructure operators, asset managers and fintech businesses.
Jan has been at the forefront of the industry’s thought leadership on the impact of Brexit, which includes working with several industry bodies, such as UK Finance and TheCityUK. He is recognised as a leading individual in the 'Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory' section of Chambers UK, and is the contributing editor of The Banking Regulation Review (Law Business Research, since 2010). He is a regular contributor to PLC Magazine and a member of the Financial Markets Law Committee.
Chambers Review
UK
Jan Putnis is head of the financial regulation group and co-head of the financial institutions group at Slaughter and May. Putnis wins plaudits for his impressive knowledge of the effect of financial services regulations on major transactions. His clients include UK banks, financial service firms and governmental bodies, and he often advises on ESG, Brexit and matters relating to the PRA.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jan is an excellent adviser and the go-to external counsel when there are sensitive matters to handle."
"Jan excels in the market due to his outstanding knowledge of evolving regulatory frameworks and his remarkable ability to provide precise, strategic and actionable guidance."
"Jan is an excellent adviser and the go-to external counsel when there are sensitive matters to handle."
"Jan excels in the market due to his outstanding knowledge of evolving regulatory frameworks and his remarkable ability to provide precise, strategic and actionable guidance."