
Overview
Arun Srivastava is a partner in the London office of Paul Hastings. He provides sound and comprehensive legal advice on regulatory requirements across Europe. Arun spent a year on secondment to the U.K. Financial Services Authority between April 1999 and April 2000.
Arun focuses his practice on helping regulated firms comply with evolving regulatory obligations, particularly in relation to innovation in the FinTech space. He has particular experience in advising clients on the cross-border offering of products and services across the European Union including in relation to the use of national private placement regimes. Arun also advises clients on complex contentious financial services matters including regulatory investigations and disputes.
Accolades
- Recommended for Financial Services by Chambers UK 2020 and Legal 500 UK 2020:
- ‘As part of a broad-based regulatory practice, Arun Srivastava is best known for handling high-profile investigations. Interviewees value his "excellent understanding of the regulatory infrastructure."’
- ‘Arun Srivastava is “incredibly intelligent and extraordinarily commercial.”’
- “Arun Srivastava is one of a kind and has one of the best financial services regulatory minds I have ever seen”’
- “Arun Srivastava is a market leader in the FS regulatory space. He has excellent knowledge of investment services, payment services and other financial services regulatory issues, and is extremely adapt at client management”
- Recommended by Chambers U.K. for Banking Litigation; Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory; Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory; and Litigation
- Recommended by Legal 500 U.K. for Financial Services and Fintech
Education
- College of Law at Guildford (L.S.F.),1989
- University of Southampton (LL.B.), 1988
Representations
- Represented a global financial services institution on the implications of Brexit on its European operations and implementing a major restructuring across Europe to take account of Brexit, including obtaining licensing in the European Union.
- Represented the Financial Conduct Authority on Judicial Review proceedings relating to the role of Skilled Persons in the Interest Rate Hedging Product Review.
- Represented a U.K. regulated firm on a s.166 review of its governance arrangements and sales processes.
- Represented on the establishment of a U.K. crypto-currency exchange and authorization as an Electronic Money Institution.
- Represented a global custody bank on client money and segregation issues in multiple jurisdictions.
- Represented a U.K. wholesale markets business on the implementation of the Fourth Money Laundering Directive in the U.K. and across Europe.
- Represented a major funds group on the offering of an institutional insurance wrapped funds product across multiple jurisdictions.
News
- Paul Hastings Earns Top Ranking in Chambers UK 2024 - October 20th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised GTCR in $18.5 Billion Majority Stake Acquisition of Worldpay - July 7th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised CVC Credit in Largest Ever Global CLO Equity Fund - July 6th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Earns Top Rankings in the Chambers FinTech Guide - December 12th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers UK 2023 - October 20th, 2022
- Amber Infrastructure related entities, Allianz and Dalmore take further stake in Thames Tideway Tunnel - June 6th, 2022
Accolades
- Paul Hastings Retains Band 1 Ranking in Chambers FinTech 2025 - December 6th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Again Earns Top Rankings in Chambers FinTech 2024 - December 5th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Earns Top Ranking in Chambers UK 2024 - October 20th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Earns Top Rankings in the Chambers FinTech Guide - December 12th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers UK 2023 - October 20th, 2022
Insights
- Market Abuse Rules for Cryptoassets — The New UK Regime - January 27th, 2025
- The U.K.’s New Cryptoasset Regime—the FCA Releases Its First Consultation Paper on Market Abuse and the Admissions and Disclosure Regime - January 16th, 2025
- U.K. Cryptoasset Sector — FCA Crypto Roadmap - November 26th, 2024
- U.K. Financial Institutions – New Guidelines on Acquisitions and Changes in Control - November 20th, 2024
- MiCA – ESMA’s Mandates for Crypto Market Abuse, Suitability and Crypto Transfer Services - June 24th, 2024
- AIFMD II – A Summary of the Key Changes - November 27th, 2023
- Financial Sanctions—Ten Key Due Diligence Principles - November 22nd, 2023
- The U.K. Abolishes the Bonus Cap for Banks - October 25th, 2023
- Financial Sanctions—Systems and Controls for FCA Firms - October 20th, 2023
- EU ESG Framework – latest developments and further clarifications on greenwashing and sustainable investments - July 5th, 2023
- The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) – first look at the new round of the proposed changes to the RTS - May 4th, 2023
- The UK’s New “Big Bang” for Crypto Regulation - February 2nd, 2023