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Mercy Hadfield

Associate

Email

mercy.hadfield@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 1544

Offices

London

V-CARD
She has a strong interest in consumer credit regulation, and in particular has advised on consumer credit issues arising in the context of capital markets and corporate transactions. 
She has a strong interest in consumer credit regulation, and in particular has advised on consumer credit issues arising in the context of capital markets and corporate transactions.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • An algorithmic trading firm on remuneration matters.
  • A major SIPP provider on its terms and conditions.
  • An international bank on its cross-border cash pooling arrangements.
  • A piece of market infrastructure on settlement finality arrangements and the English law legal opinion in support of those arrangements.

Pro bono

  • Regularly advising at law clinics, including Toynbee Hall free legal advice centre.
  • Providing legal education to local school children through the firm’s partnership with the charity Young Citizens and their programme ‘Legal Experts in Schools’.

Published Work

  • Penn B., Hadfield M. (2024) “Chambers Legal Practice Guide: Banking Regulation – United Kingdom”, London: Chambers

Qualifications

Admissions

England and Wales, 2023

Academic

LLM, Commercial Legal Practice, BPP University, 2021

MA, Philosophy, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2019

BA, Philosophy and German, University of Oxford, 2017

Languages

German
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.