Macfarlanes announces financial services regulation partner hire

Macfarlanes is pleased to announce that Michael Sholem joins the firm on 3 October as a partner in the financial services regulation team.

Michael has significant experience in financial regulation acting for banks, fund managers and financial technology firms. He also has a particular interest in ESG and cryptocurrency.

Michael joins from the London office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP where he has been practising for the past three years, having started his career at Slaughter and May.

Senior Partner, Sebastian Prichard Jones comments: “I am delighted to welcome Michael to the firm. Financial services advice is a core part of our practice, and the development of our financial services client base has been an important part of our growth over the past decade, so we are pleased to be able to strengthen our offering in this area with Michael’s addition to our team.”