Jonathan Denton is a partner in the London office of Locke Lord LLP where he focuses his practice on UK financial services regulation (non-contentious), authorisation and supervision and advising on capital markets funding and derivatives. He is a financial services and banking lawyer, with significant experience inproviding regulatory advice to both established financial institutions and new entrants developing business in the UK financial services sector. In particular, he advises on the authorisation process, compliance procedures, terms of business, ongoing supervision and dealings with the FSA. He also advises on banking finance deals for borrowers and lenders as well as on capital markets funding and derivatives.
Jonathan is the editor of a book on mortgage regulation for brokers and other intermediaries, consultant editor on the book entitled Practical Derivatives (Globe Law and Business published June 2006 and December 2010) and a contributing editor to Butterworth’s Financial Services Regulation Encyclopaedia (with particular responsibility for Supervision Commentary).
Education
- College of Law, Lancaster Gate, 1986
Common Professional Examination and LSF - MSc, Politics with Sociology, University of London (Birkbeck College), 1984
- B.A. Hons., Philosophy and Politics, University of Warwick, 1980
Representative Experience
- Providing corporate support on FSMA related issues such as financial promotions and change of control especially in an M&A context
- Advising on non contentious related FSMA issues prior to FSA intervention/investigation
- Advising Borrowers on their position with Banks under Finance Agreements
- Advising on FSA authorisation process for an insurance brokerage
- Advice on FSA regulatory requirements for a major UK bank on committed and uncommitted facilities
- Treasury and derivatives advice to various Russian corporate and energy/manufacturing clients – in particular transactions under ISDA and PSA/ISMA and emissions trading under EFET
- Adviser to one of largest UK Building Societies on its £1 billion ECP programme, its £1.5 billion Euro MTN programme and its Euro 5 billion covered bond programme
- Adviser to large UK Building Society on its £3 billion EMTN programme
- Advice to a major UK bank on its general insurance distribution agreements
- FSA authorisation of a broker /dealer including development of compliance procedures and regulatory business plan
- Advice to a UK bank on the disposal of mortgage assets
- Negotiation of mortgage services agreement and mortgage sale agreement for a Centralised lender
- Advice to international oil and gas exploration group on its debut $300 million bond issue and tack-ons
- Adviser to a large Polish bank on its €3 billion EMTN programme
- Adviser to a number of UK Building Societies and Eastern European banks on their close out positions following Lehman’s Insolvency
- Developing compliance procedures to demonstrate systems and controls
- Advising on the use of derivatives for balance sheet management
- Training to boards and senior management on Approved Person responsibilities
- Advising businesses on Data Protection and money laundering compliance
- Reviewing procedures for businesses engaged in on-line trading of Eurobonds and trading desks of leading banks and building societies
- Compliance and regulatory advice for new products of a leading UK insurer
- Advisor to UK Building Society on £1 billion EMTN Programme
- Advisor to a leading house builder on a high yield private placement
- Advising the liquidator in connection with proceedings in UK arising out of Madoff insolvency
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord LLP
- Partner, Mishcon de Reya (2009-2010)
- Partner, Salans (2004-2009)
- Partner, Wragge & Co (2001-2004)
- Senior Associate, Wragge & Co (1997-2001)
- Legal Counsel, Birmingham Midshires Building Society (1993-1997)
- Legal Counsel, Chase Manhattan Bank NA (1989-1993)
- Admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales in 1989
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