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Suha Alwan

Associate
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Biography

Suha is an associate in the Financial Services & Regulatory Group based in the London office. She is experienced in advising financial institutions, FinTech players and other entities on compliance with financial services regulatory requirements and advising on engagement with regulators, including the FCA.

Practice Focus

Financial services regulation, banking and financial services, money laundering regulation, financial services investigations and enforcement, payments services and insurance.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advising a retail stock-broking platform on its UK launch, including obtaining FCA authorisation and advising on UK compliance issues.
  • Advising payment institutions, electronic money institutions, banks and insurance intermediaries on their day-to-day regulatory matters and ad hoc queries.
  • Assisting service providers and FinTech companies with multi-jurisdictional advice on the application of financial services regulation to existing and proposed business models.

Corporate Responsibility

  • Suha has been involved in local outreach programmes with schools in the local community, including the Futuready programme.

Admissions

  • England & Wales (Solicitor)~United Kingdom (2023)

Education

  • BPP Law School (Legal Practice Course) (2021)
  • BPP Law School (Graduate Diploma in Law) (2018)
  • King's College London (First Class BA (Hons) History) (2016)

Languages

  • English