Barnabas (Barney) Reynolds is Global Head of Financial Institutions and Financial Services Advisory & Regulatory Group at A&O Shearman, and one of the world's leading financial institution practitioners. He specializes in banking, investment banking, derivatives, fund management, financial markets and financial infrastructure, payments, fintech, crypto and digital assets, insurance and reinsurance law and regulation, and enforcement actions. He has particular expertise in UK and EU regulation, but also advises on navigating legal and regulatory systems worldwide. He has special familiarity with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), having set it up, and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Barney is a leading thinker on how law and regulation affects commercial activities. He is interviewed and published widely, regularly writing articles in national newspapers, speaking at conferences on global developments and engaging with regulators on new ideas for the application and adjustment of regulation. He is frequently called to give evidence before Parliamentary Committees. He is a Fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar.