Mike Thornton
Partner
Mike has over 20 years banking and finance legal experience. Initially Mike worked for the sell side (JPMorgan, Citigroup and Credit Suisse) specialising in OTC Derivatives. Mike then spent 10 years advising the Buy Side (BMO F&C, Insight Investment and First State Investments) on trading documentation, regulatory reform and governance. Mike has designed trading platforms, procured IT, and built and led in house teams. Mike also has diverse experience managing business processes in the asset management sector including client on boarding, AML, KYC, sanctions and operational risk. Mike has implemented regulatory reform such as EMIR, MiFID, GDPR, Brexit and Dodd Frank in addition to conducting business process reviews and effecting organisational change to help fund managers operate and invest more efficiently.
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