Leonard Ng
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory
Band 2
About
Provided by Leonard Ng
Practice Areas
LEONARD NG is a member of Sidley’s Executive Committee and head of the UK/EU Financial Services Regulatory group. Based in the London office, Leonard advises a wide range of global financial institutions on complex UK/EU financial services regulatory issues. He has particular experience in advising clients on operating under the regulatory framework established after the last financial crisis, and more recently on Brexit, sustainable finance/ESG, and crypto-asset regulation. Leonard is a past member of the Board of the Managed Funds Association (MFA), the global trade association for hedge funds, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
Chambers Review
UK
Leonard Ng is head of the UK/EU financial services regulatory group at Sidley Austin. He attracts praise for advising his clientele of major alternative funds on both long-term and transactional compliance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Leonard is an expert in UK financial service regulations and has unparalleled depth of knowledge. He is up to date with legal changes, and this leads to practical and sensible legal advice."
"Leonard is unrivalled for his investment management advice. He is very plugged into the market."
"There is no lawyer with whom I have ever worked who I trust more than I do Leonard."
"Leonard is an expert in UK financial service regulations and has unparalleled depth of knowledge. He is up to date with legal changes, and this leads to practical and sensible legal advice."
"Leonard is unrivalled for his investment management advice. He is very plugged into the market."
"There is no lawyer with whom I have ever worked who I trust more than I do Leonard."