Simmons & Simmons is bolstering its financial institutions practice with the hire of a veteran UBS lawyer as a senior consultant in London.
Andrew Williams (pictured left) joined Simmons & Simmons from UBS on Dec 1, according to a news release on Wednesday. He has spent the past 22 years at the Swiss bank in various roles, most recently as general counsel and managing director for the wealth management business based in Zurich.
Immediately prior to that, Williams was UBS' global compliance head. He has a wealth of experience in dealing with board level senior management and regulators in business development, contentious and stress situations, across a variety of jurisdictions.
Strongest Sector at the Firm
As reported by finews.ch earlier, Williams’ departure from the Swiss bank has been set since early this year. Maria Leistner took his role as chief private banking legal counsel for UBS. The British-born Leistner has worked in several roles in Credit Suisse’s private bank since 2004.
«We’re committed to continuing to grow our financial institutions offering through our dedicated sector focus, as it remains one of the strongest sectors at the firm. As a firm, we are embedded into the international financial and regulatory community and Andrew William’s arrival will add to this and complement the team,» Jonathan Hammond, head of Simmons & Simmons’ financial institutions sector, said.
Williams will be based in London.
