EY Law has bought in a financial regulatory practice in the City with the hire of Baker & McKenzie financial services partner Steven Francis and an 11-strong team of lawyers. Mr Francis will join Weil, Gotshal & Manges' counsel and head of private funds regulation James Gee as executive directors of EY as part of its financial services legal practice, reporting to Matthew Kellett, head of financial services at EY Law. It is the second move for Mr Francis in two years - he joined Baker & McKenzie in 2014 from RPC.
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