Dentons announced it has named Yechiel Belfer as a Banking & Finance Partner working at the Melbourne-based office. Belfer is an experienced banking and finance lawyer who primarily focuses on regulating financial services and consumer credit in the payments and cross-border sectors.
Belfer has extensive experience advising on various regulatory matters that impact financial services providers, including licensing, compliance, regulation, anti-money laundering (AML), payment systems, privacy (including credit reporting), cross-border banking, and distribution arrangements for financial products and consumer credit.
Belfer’s appointment comes on the heels of the appointment of Banking & Finance Partner Nicola Schofield, who joined the Melbourne office last month. And these appointments further enhance Dentons’ offerings for the financial services sector across Australia.
KEY QUOTES:
“I’m delighted to welcome Yechiel Belfour to Dentons. In line with our wider growth strategy, our market-leading financial institutions practice is growing quickly. Yechiel’s deep financial institutions knowledge will add significant depth to our Melbourne offering, and his cross-border experience will be particularly valuable to our clients.”
– Dentons Australia Chair and Australasia Region CEO Doug Stipanicev
“I am extremely happy to be joining Dentons’ highly regarded financial institutions team and contribute to the expansion of the practice in Melbourne. I’m looking forward to the opportunities being part of the world’s largest global law firm will bring.”
– Yechiel Belfer
