Gabriella Savastano | CMS

Gabriella Savastano is head of Financial Services for the UAE. She specialises in financial services regulation and advises banks, financial institutions, asset managers, fintech start-ups and brokerage firms on all aspects of financial services, including, anti-money laundering, fintech, licensing, market abuse, conduct issues and regulatory inquiries for both offshore (DIFC and ADGM) and onshore UAE. She also works with international financial institutions dealing on a cross-border basis into the GCC region. Having grown up in the Middle East, Gabriella has a deep familiarity with the region.