He brings this experience to bear by providing practical strategic advice to the Boards and C-suites of financial services clients on their most important and challenging regulatory issues.

Since joining A&O Shearman, Marc has advised clients across the broad spectrum of financial services firms, including banking, insurance, and asset and wealth management. Marc also has an extensive SMCR and governance practice, providing SMCR training to senior management, preparation for SMF regulatory application interviews (including Chair, CEO, CFO, COO and Branch Managers of the largest financial institutions) and advice on firms’ implementation of SMCR and their broader governance arrangements. Marc often works alongside colleagues from A&O Shearman’s legal practice groups to enable the seamless provision of strategic regulatory and legal advice.

Marc is approved to act as a Skilled Person under Lots B (Governance, Accountability, Strategy and Culture) and C (Controls and Risk Management Frameworks) of the FCA and PRA Skilled Persons Panel, and has also supported and advised clients where a Skilled Person appointment has been required.