Alexandra Green Partner

Alex has a very broad regulatory practice advising banks, asset managers, wealth managers, mortgage providers, insurers, corporate finance advisers and intermediaries on all aspects of their financial services regulatory obligations.

Alex’s practice includes advising on:

  • regulatory restructurings, new authorisations, consolidation and acquisitions, including regulatory capital and consolidation;
  • Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 perimeter questions;
  • regulatory developments including IFPR, changes to the appointed representative and financial promotions regimes, MiFID II, SMCR, Brexit, and the Consumer Duty;
  • new service and product launches, conduct of business obligations, product governance and the Consumer Rights Act 2015;
  • distribution and outsourcing;
  • client money and assets;
  • a wide variety of applications to the FCA and PRA;
  • section 166 skilled person appointments and handling rule breaches and communication with the FCA and PRA;
  • corporate governance, systems and controls; and
  • remuneration and anti-money laundering obligations.

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"Alexandra Green is a stand out lawyer. She knows the FCA Handbook inside and out, and always takes a pragmatic approach. She presents extremely well to the business, acting more like a partner to the business rather than a legal advisor removed from the day to day realities. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her."

The UK Legal 500 2022

"We worked mainly with Alexandra Green. We appreciated the professionalism and quality of the advice we received throughout our discussions. The lawyers understood our requests, their answers were clear and precise. It’s a real support for us."

The UK Legal 500 2022

"Alexandra Green deserves particular note in the approach that she takes – nothing is too much trouble and her amiable attitude makes her a pleasure to deal with no matter what the issue. We have recently referred on another department within our firm to Macfarlanes and Alex in particular, having been so impressed with the work carried out to date."

The UK Legal 500 2022

"We work with partner Alexandra Green, and it has been a great pleasure. She is very responsive, helpful, and exceptionally well experienced. She sees the entire picture and is always able to highlight the most important points."

The Legal 500 2023

"She is always ready to help. Each conversation with her is always very useful. One of the best lawyers I have ever worked with."

The Legal 500 2023