Banking & Finance Law

Banking and finance transactions demand precision and a clear understanding of market standards. At Aria Grace Law CIC, our lawyers combine technical expertise with practical insight gained from senior roles in investment banks. This experience allows us to anticipate challenges and advise on documentation, compliance and risk management across complex financial arrangements. Our goal is to help clients structure transactions that are robust, efficient and aligned with regulatory requirements.

We work with borrowers, lenders, trustees, arrangers and investors on a wide range of financing matters. Our advice covers bilateral and syndicated lending, trading documentation and collateral arrangements, as well as regulatory issues affecting financial institutions. With expertise in market-standard agreements such as the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement and Loan Market Association (LMA) documentation, we ensure that your documentation is accurate, enforceable, and tailored to your commercial objectives.

Beyond transactional support, we assist clients with regulatory challenges, including Brexit-related restrictions, trading venue obligations and benchmark reform. Our lawyers have advised major banks on London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) transition and negotiated amendments to derivatives and loan agreements. We aim to provide clarity in a complex regulatory environment, helping businesses manage risk and maintain compliance while adapting to evolving market conditions.

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Key points

Market expertise

Advice informed by experience in leading investment banks.

Comprehensive coverage

Support for lending, trading and collateral arrangements.

Regulatory insight

Guidance on Brexit, LIBOR transition, and compliance issues.

Practical solutions

Documentation and strategies designed for clarity and enforceability.

How we do things differently

1. A model built on fairness

We operate as a Community Interest Company, meaning our profits don’t line shareholders’ pockets, they fund social impact. When you work with us, you’re choosing a legal partner that reinvests in education, environmental justice and grassroots initiatives. It’s law with purpose, designed to create value beyond the transaction.

2. Experienced lawyers, not billable quotas

Our lawyers keep 90% of fees, attracting senior talent from magic circle and elite firms. This means you work with experts who prioritise quality and outcomes, not billable-hour targets. Every piece of advice reflects decades of experience and a commitment to doing law differently.

3. Transparent pricing, no surprises

We believe in clarity – not just in contracts, but in costs. Our pricing is modular and transparent, so you know exactly what you’re paying for. No hidden extras, no unexpected charges, just fair, predictable fees.

4. Advice that works in practice

Legal advice should empower, not confuse. We deliver solutions that are practical, actionable and aligned with your business goals. Whether you need a single agreement or a suite of contracts, our focus is on clarity, efficiency and measurable impact.

Meet the team

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Hiroko Atherton

Partner | Solicitor

Hiroko has 20 years’ experience in the private investment fund and wealth management industry. She spent 9 years in private practice at Proskauer Rose and Travers Smith specialising in private equity, hedge, and other alternative fund structures.

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Parminder Bains

Partner | Solicitor

Parminder is a financial services lawyer with over 30 years of professional experience. He has worked in the legal departments of investment banks such as Credit Suisse, HSBC, Barclays, RBS, and Standard Chartered.

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Ian Hardee

Partner | Solicitor

Ian is a highly experienced finance lawyer. He was a partner at Clifford Chance and White & Case, was the first in-house lawyer in Asia for Wachovia Bank (later Wells Fargo Bank), and was later senior counsel at King & Wood Mallesons.

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Lindsay Healy

Founder | CEO

Lindsay Healy founded Aria Grace Law at the end of 2018. He is a corporate lawyer having spent the first part of his career working at Norton Rose Fulbright and latterly at Xchanging PLC/CSC a FTSE 250 company.

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As well as being ethical, Lindsay and his team at Aria Grace Law are also amazing. I can't recommend them highly enough for corporate legal advice.

Caroline Monkhouse Flowers
Chief Operating Officer, Kafoodle

I cannot thank Jodie enough for everything she has done for me over the last couple of weeks. She has been calm, good humoured, highly professional and so lovely to work with. It has been an enormous pleasure to have met her. Of course, I will have no hesitation recommending her, and Aria Grace to everyone I know. Thank you so very much, you have done an amazing job in the limited time we had available.

Gordon Thomas
Impact Exhibitions & Events Ltd

We are delighted that we could support eola and Will, who we had previously worked with in other capacities. Their business and model is multi-faceted and with exciting high growth potential. The team were great to work with and we look forward to supporting eola into the future!

Puja Modha
AGL CIC Partner

I was recommended Aria Grace Law’s services for a project I’m working on, that focuses on ending cruelty in the Wildlife Tourism industry. Lindsay was incredibly generous, offering his time and expertise to get this project off the ground. It’s great to know that legal help is available for ethical enterprises, at a fraction of the cost of most law firms. Plus, Lindsay is a pleasure to deal with, which always helps the process!

Aaron ‘Bertie’ Gekoski
Environmental Photojournalist for Raise the Red Flag, part of Born Free Foundation

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Will Koning
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, SaaSLeads.io

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Martina Molinari
CMO, Manifest.Digital

We were introduced to Aria Grace Law and partner Nick Bent for commercial legal support. Nick has done great work for us in developing our contract templates, including those for resellers and customers, and supporting us on client matters, providing us with valued legal insight and first-class documents. We look forward to working with Aria Grace Law and Nick in future on other projects.

Anca Stancu
Managing Director, Safetech Innovations Gloval Services

Puja and her team has excellent knowledge on data protection and compliance topics. She is very thorough and diligent in her approach. She always keeps the best interest of her client in all her responses. Wish you the best Puja.

Snehhil Gupta
Chief Technology Officer, Bython

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Puja Modha
Aria Grace Law CIC Partner

Puja and the Aria Grace Law team have been supporting Kyckr for over 18 months and have been fantastic partners to us. Puja understands our business and listens to what we want to achieve and helps us to put the legal framework in place. Her legal advice is consistently clear and pragmatic whether it be it be in respect of commercial, employment or compliance matters. She is diligent and provides her input quickly and has a real appreciation for Kyckr's software. I have no hesitation in recommending Puja as a lawyer.

Ian Henderson
Chief Executive Officer, Kyckr

Aria Grace Law are our lawyers: they really understand our technology business, are fast to respond and are great value. They have been invaluable throughout the investor negotiating phase and proactive in finding synergies with third party providers to fit our technology. They also actively sponsor diversity and equality which is important to us: that as a minimum is pleasant surprise for a law firm to take such an initiative.

Henry Horton
Chief Executive Officer, Phlocura

I would highly recommend Puja! She is super professional, understands the big picture commercial issues and thorough in her analyses especially on privacy matters.

Carol Kilgore
Head of Legal, Opia

We originally engaged Aria Grace Law to support Clear Review with implementing the legal mechanisms required to enable restricted transfers of personal data. Impressed by Aria Grace Law's approach to legal services’ delivery, we engaged this ethical partnership again for additional deliverables. Aria Grace’s ethical approach to business resonates with Clear Review’s and our values and I would not hesitate to recommend Lindsay and his team to other organisations: we’ve found them diligent, responsive, and willing to go the “extra mile” to deliver a qualitative service.

Gian Piero Zambrini
Head of Privacy & Information, Clear Review

We’ve been instructing Aria Grace Law for over 1 year now and can’t recommend Lindsay and Puja enough for their support. They have assisted Kyckr on all of its commercial legal matters including negotiating contracts with customers and third parties. Puja has also supported us on compliance matters including in respect of data protection. Both Lindsay and Puja are real partners that understand our business and consistently provide us with pragmatic and commercially sensitive advice. The speed in which they operate, coupled by their very compelling hourly fees, makes them our lawyers of choice.

Dharmendra Patel
Group Financial Director, Kyckr

Puja's legal counsel has been invaluable for us at Journey Further. She works diligently and quickly which has resulted in a much smoother contractual process. Thanks Puja!

Jamie Lawson
Growth Manager, Journey Further

Louise provides invaluable corporate transactional support to DJB and enables us to offer a fuller service to our clients. She provides a seamless and cost-effective service and punctually delivers high-quality legal advice with flexibility and a can-do attitude.

Madeleine Davitt
Senior Partner, Davitt Jones Bould

We were introduced by Elena Cooper of Aria Grace Law to Nick Bent for commercial legal support. Nick has done fantastic work for us, providing invaluable help on our client contracts and other commercial matters. Nick is a highly valued business partner with his sound advice, speed of response and practical and solution-oriented approach. We could not recommend him and Aria Grace Law highly enough!

Nathan Abery
Founder, Opal

We are 1000% happy with Aria Grace Law.

Claire Altman
Chief Corporate Officer, Smart Pension

We were delighted with our choice of M&A advisors for this very significant transaction. Aria Grace spent their time understanding our business and handled the complex matters with great ease and efficiency. Louise Wolfson and Jeff Durkin and Elena Cooper were a wonderful team led by relationship partner and CEO Lindsay Healy, we felt very well taken care of throughout. I personally could not imagine a better partner and would not hesitate to choose this team again.

John Harkin
CEO, Alchemy Technology Services Limited

I was introduced to Puja in the comments section of a partner's contract. It was rare to see such fair and balanced feedback and it clearly reflected the values of the brand we were working with. We were so intrigued we reached out to Puja to support Journey Further and we've been very impressed with the level of support, quality of service and quick turnaround provided. Thanks Puja and team.

Will Anderson
Head of Growth, Journey Further

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