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Sebastian Sayer
Work Department
Financial Services
Position
Partner
Career
Sebastian joined the firm in January 2019, having worked at the FCA for five years immediately before this. At the FCA, Sebastian worked as a prosecutor on many high-profile investigations and prosecutions including multiple cases taken to trial at Southwark Crown Court. This included one of the FCA’s most high-profile insider dealing prosecutions, involving a compliance officer at a major Swiss investment bank.
Since joining the firm, Sebastian has built on his deep experience gained at the regulator and regularly advises corporate and individual clients on contentious regulatory and white collar crime matters. Clients include banks, financial services firms, and individuals working at those firms. Sebastian advises and gives training to firms and individuals on the FCA’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime.
Sebastian is a barrister by background. He was called to the Bar in 2007 and was in chambers at 9-12 Bell Yard.
Memberships
- Fraud Lawyers Association
- Financial Services Lawyers Association
- Lincoln’s Inn
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
(Next Generation Partners)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Financial services: contentious London > Corporate and commercial
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