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Sona Ganatra
Work Department
Financial services regulatory
Position
Partner
Sona is a partner in Fox Williams’ financial services team, specialising in FCA and SFO investigations and corporate internal investigations.”
Sona has extensive experience in advising corporates and senior executives on a broad range of financial services regulatory issues, particularly on matters involving money laundering; fraud; bribery and corruption; financial misstatements; market misconduct; systems and controls failures; and the change in control regime.
She regularly represents clients involved in FCA, SFO, FRC investigations and has experience of cross border investigations involving regulatory bodies and prosecuting authorities based in the US.
Sona is recognised for leading internal corporate investigations both in the UK and across a number of jurisdictions. She specialises in internal investigations concerning allegations of bribery and corruption; fraud; and market misconduct. Sona has been instructed in relation to a number of high profile corporate investigations by large multinational organisations across the financial services sector. Her instructions regularly require liaising with a number of stakeholders including regulators, law enforcement authorities and Government bodies and committees.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
(Leading individuals)Fox Williams LLP is seen as a go-to advisor by boutique, challenger and foreign branch banks, as well as senior executives and mid-range investment firms facing regulatory concerns. The group is also developing a particular specialism for supporting fintech firms undergoing investigation or supervisory intervention by the FCA. A recent reorganisation means that all contentious regulatory work now sits under the umbrella of the broader financial services department, with Sona Ganatra providing oversight. Other key practitioners include Peter Wright, who regularly acts on cases involving an international element, and Sebastian Sayer, who was promoted to partner in May 2023.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
Fox Williams LLP provides a bespoke service on all aspects of financial crime risk, ranging from criminal law to civil action and financial services regulation. The team is particularly recommended for representing senior executives in cross-border SFO and FCA investigations, often relating to corruption and serious fraud issues. James Carlton and Peter Wright co-head the practice, with the former bringing 25 years’ experience in complex financial crime, regulation, and disciplinary investigations to bear. Sona Ganatra focuses on investigations involving allegations of financial misconduct.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Financial services: contentious London > Corporate and commercial
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Transport > Aviation
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Transport > Travel
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Employment > Senior executives
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Transport > Aviation