Javier Cano is a partner in the Financial Services, Capital Markets and Banking Department.

From 2000 to 2010, he was inspector of investment firms in the Directorate General of the CNMV and lawyer in the General Directorate of its Legal Service, where he acted as legal counsel in primary markets (admissions to trading of financial instruments, public offerings, securitisation funds), takeover bids, secondary markets and regulated information on listed companies and corporate governance.

As Chief Compliance Officer of the Bankinter Group, from 2010 to 2019, he was responsible for the control of internal conduct and securities market rules, MIFID regulations, banking transparency and market abuse and prevention of money laundering.

From 2019 to 2023, he was partner responsible of financial regulation department at one of the four largest law firms in Spain.

He specializes in providing legal and compliance advice to financial institutions in relation to administrative proceedings before the Bank of Spain, CNMV and DGSFP on the commencement or transformation of activity, supervision and inspection and sanctioning procedures. He also regularly advises financial institutions on the legal configuration of their business (corporate structures, corporate governance, contracting, etc.).

His clients include credit institutions, payment and electronic money institutions, investment services firms, management companies, insurance companies and insurance brokers.