Ian Ryan > Howard Kennedy LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Acting for senior executives, senior traders, and various other individuals on the full range of white-collar criminal matters, Howard Kennedy LLP attracts praise for its ‘tenacious‘ team. Ian Ryan oversees the group and has a notable emphasis on serious fraud issues, including SFO investigations. Kyle Phillips specialises in advising on financial crime and regulatory matters, particularly relating to money laundering, corruption, fraud, and bribery. Jonathan Huth is a key contact for cross-border investigations. The ‘collaborative, hardworking, and passionate’ Fran Garvey is noted for her sanctions expertise, while the ‘highly committed and enormously thorough‘ Jennifer Harper handles Section 2 notices, SARs, and cash forfeiture proceedings. Also in the core team is barrister Chloe-Jane Belton. September 2023 saw the firm strengthening its financial services investigations offering with the arrival of David Hamilton from Pinsent Masons LLP.

Howard Kennedy LLP‘s 11-strong team acts for solicitors and law firms in SRA investigations and prosecutions, including assisting with production orders, legal professional privilege and search warrant executions. It also acts for other professional services firms facing professional disciplinary issues, including individuals confronting the threat of disciplinary proceedings. The group is led by business crime and regulatory specialist Ian Ryan, who is ‘a standout practitioner for professional discipline issues’, while Jennifer Harper is experienced in SRA issues.

Howard Kennedy LLP‘s private prosecutions practice, which sits within its wider business crime and regulatory team, continues to be prolific in private prosecutions in the retail sector. The group has a history of acting for a range of government agencies in many high-profile investigations. Leading the ‘dynamic, energetic and effective‘ team is Ian Ryan, who demonstrates a great deal of experience in serious fraud cases. Ryan is well supported by Jennifer Harper, who often handles cross-border regulatory investigations. Additionally, Kyle Phillips is a ‘commercially minded partner with great experience in heavy fraud‘, specialising in financial crime and regulatory issues. Angharad Hughes ‘brings her experience from the independent bar and uses it to full effect’.

The business crime and regulatory team at Howard Kennedy LLP specialises in representing high net worth individuals in sexual assault and assault cases. Ian Ryan leads the practice with a ‘formidable reputation’; is experienced in extensive police investigations into historical sexual assault. Kyle Phillips, who ‘works tirelessly for his clients, is always on top of his papers, and has an exceptional knowledge of the law’, specialises in acting for celebrities and their family members in sensitive reputational matters.