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Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (Individuals) - UK-wide
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Band 1
What the Team is Known For

Stephenson Harwood is highly regarded for the representation of individuals, with a rounded team of practitioners able to offer broad experience across the sector for clients who find themselves under the scrutiny of the FCA. Its regulatory expertise is bolstered by a notable criminal capacity, both domestically and cross-border.

Work Highlights

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  • Stephenson Harwood acted for Gustavo Raitzin, former member of the Executive Board of Bank Julius Baer, in the recent victory against the FCA.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Justin McClelland
3
Justin McClelland
3
Band 3

Justin McClelland has notable experience primarily acting for individuals in investigations by regulators including the FCA, SFO and PRA.

"Justin is absolutely superb. He is incredibly clever, and a highly experienced financial service litigator. He is a terrific strategist and a brilliant negotiator."

"Justin is a fantastic practitioner across the spectrum of financial service contentious work."

"Justin is a fantastic practitioner and is a delight to work with."

Sean Jeffrey
4
Sean Jeffrey
4
Band 4

Sean Jeffrey focuses his practice on representing corporates in financial service matters, including FCA and PRA investigations.

"Sean is a very strong lawyer, and has good instincts for strategy. He has a lot of breadth in his practice and has a good understanding of the regulatory rulebook."

"Sean is a key financial service partner. He is excellent with his client skills, and he is able to get everyone to work as a team."

"Sean is top-quality; he is an extremely good lawyer."

Alan Ward
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Alan Ward
U
Up and Coming

Alan Ward focuses on the representation of financial services executives in FCA investigations. He has experience on multi-jurisdictional investigations.

"Alan Ward is brilliant. He makes sensible decisions, he's collaborative and he's easy to work with."

"Alan is a client's dream. He is clever, savvy, hard-working and able to find the weakness in an opponent's case."

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Stephenson Harwood LLP

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Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (Corporates)

Sean Jeffrey
4
Sean Jeffrey
4
Band 4
Alan Ward
U
Alan Ward
U
Up and Coming
Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (Individuals)

Justin McClelland
3
Justin McClelland
3
Band 3