Yulia Makarova Joins Winston & Strawn in London Office

Winston & Strawn recently announced the arrival of Yulia Makarova to the firm’s London office. She joined as a partner in the Financial Innovation & Regulation practice, where she advises innovative businesses operating in the distributed ledger, blockchain, and digital assets sectors, with a particular focus on the domestic and cross-border application of financial services regulation. Yulia’s arrival marks a significant enhancement to the firm’s capabilities in counselling clients navigating complex financial regulatory matters across the UK, EU, and globally.

“As we continue to grow the London office, Yulia’s deep regulatory experience is a vital addition to our client offerings in Europe and abroad. Her arrival further reinforces our commitment to providing clients with seamless cross-border regulatory support,” said Nicholas Usher, London office managing partner, in the press release announcing her arrival.

Yulia’s move to Winston has been covered in the following media outlets:

• “Winston & Strawn Hires Makarova as Financial Regulation Partner,” Bloomberg Law
• “Winston & Strawn hires regulatory partner,” The Drawdown
• “Winston & Strawn Bolsters London Office with Addition of Financial Regulation Partner Yulia Makarova,” Attorney at Law Magazine
• “Winston & Strawn hires regulatory partner,” Le Lezard
• “The Daily Docket,” Reuters
• “This week’s people moves,” IFLR
• “Wake Up Call,” Bloomberg Law