Ferdisha Snagg

Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Ferdisha Snagg’s practice focuses on financial services law and regulation.

Ferdisha has a wide range of non-contentious experience advising banks, investment banks, asset managers, and market infrastructures. She regularly advises on a variety of financial services and regulatory issues including financial markets regulation, financial collateral and financial market infrastructure regulation, and banking regulation.

She has written and presented extensively on legal and regulatory issues surrounding distributed ledger technology and cryptoassets.

Prior to joining Cleary, Ferdisha was an associate at another major London law firm. She has also spent time on secondment at three global investment banks and a central bank.

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ESG ratings regulation—essentials

Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains regulatory developments in the UK relating to the regulation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and data products. However, for context, it begins with a discussion of prior publications by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which effectively form the basis of the emerging regulatory landscape in the UK.

Financial Services

EU ESG ratings regulation—essentials

Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains regulatory developments in the EU relating to the regulation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and data products, specifically the EU’s proposal for a regulation on the transparency and integrity of environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating activities.

EU Law