Romin is a partner in the Financial Industry Group and has nearly 20 years’ experience advising clients (both on the buy-side and sell-side) on a wide range of financial regulatory issues.
Areas of focus include interpretation of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (and its underlying legislation); regulatory perimeter issues; governance; market abuse; conduct of business; and marketing and distribution requirements. Recently, Romin has focused in particular on advising managers of private capital on all aspects of regulatory compliance, as well as in relation to the existing and emerging regulatory requirements applying to digital assets.
In addition, he provides support for transactional departments in relation to the acquisition and disposal of financial services firms authorised and supervised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). He also has experience of assisting firms with investigating potential regulatory breaches and making notifications to the FCA, where required.
Romin trained at a Magic Circle firm, where he remained for six years following qualification. He has also been on secondment to the Bank of England, a major payment card network, and one of the largest US investment banks.
Prior to his legal career, Romin worked as a management consultant, qualifying as a chartered management accountant.
