UK Bar
Financial Crime: Corporates - London (Bar)
Leonora Sagan is an excellent junior barrister experienced in the representation of corporate clients in the financial crime space. She possesses additional expertise in acting for individuals. She is active on a range of Financial Conduct Authority and Serious Fraud Office investigations.
Strengths
"Leonora is intelligent, considered and responsive. She applies an independent mind to tactical decisions, is always well prepared and meets deadlines without difficulty."
"Leonora provides considered and pragmatic advice to the client. She is excellent in her drafting ability and her turnaround in providing such written arguments is impressive."
"Leonora is a silk in waiting; her written advice and written advocacy is exceptional."
Financial Services - London (Bar)
Leonora Sagan has a solid financial services practice and is frequently sought out to represent both corporates and individuals. She is extremely well versed in misconduct and FCA investigation cases, among numerous other matters.
Strengths
"Leonora is a bright young barrister who is great at black letter law. She is thorough in going into the documents."
"Leonora is an exceptional advocate and advisory lawyer. She is a leading practitioner for contentious financial regulatory advice and complex investigations."
"Leonora is extremely clever and has a lot of experience in contentious regulatory work."
Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)
Leonora Sagan has experience across both criminal and civil law, bringing that expertise to fraud cases. She has a broad fraud practice across a range of contexts including banking and professional misconduct. She takes instructions from corporate and individual clients, whether as claimants or defendants.
Strengths
"Leonora wears her intelligence lightly and is very persuasive, very thorough and clever."
"Leonora is brilliant in writing and has been doing some very good advocacy at hearings."