Nikunj Kiri > Linklaters LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Linklaters LLP Offices

Linklaters LLP
ONE SILK STREET
LONDON
EC2Y 8HQ
England
Visit website 020 7456 2000 020 7456 2222

Nikunj Kiri

Nikunj Kiri photo
020 7456 3256 [email protected] View profile

Work Department

Financial regulation

Position

Nik is a partner in the Financial Regulation Group in London.  He has extensive experience of advising banks, broker-dealers, insurers, asset managers, wealth management firms and listed companies on regulatory and compliance matters, with a particular focus on contentious regulatory and compliance risk management issues. 

Nik’s contentious regulatory experience includes conducting internal investigations and reviews following the discovery of suspected compliance failures; assisting clients in managing section 166 skilled persons’ reviews; advising clients in relation to managing communications with regulators; representing clients in FSA/FCA investigations and enforcement proceedings (including representing clients before the Regulatory Decisions Committee, in the Upper Tribunal and in the higher courts); advising clients in relation to the development and implementation of past business reviews and redress/remediation programmes; and assisting clients in managing civil litigation risks arising out of regulatory failings.

Nik also regularly advises clients on compliance risk management issues, including advice on the practical implications of regulation for their business practices and governance arrangements, and strategies for mitigating and managing regulatory and conduct risks.  Nik’s work in this area covers a diverse range of topics, from senior management responsibility, governance and risk management frameworks to conflicts of interest, insider dealing, market abuse, client money, fair treatment of customers, complaint handling and other conduct of business issues. Nik also regularly advises listed companies, corporate brokers and sponsors in relation to the disclosure and control of inside information, the LR8 sponsor regime and other Listing Rule/DTR compliance matters.

Career

Trainee solicitor, Herbert Smith Freehills, London 2001-03; associate Herbert Smith Freehills, London 2003-10; partner Herbert Smith Freehills, London 2010-2013; partner Linklaters, London 2013.

Education

Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge, BA Hons (Law), 1997-2000; Nottingham Law School, Legal Practice Court (2000-01).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious

(Leading partners)

Nikunj Kiri – Linklaters LLP

Spearheaded from London by Martyn Hopper, Linklaters LLP boasts an integrated contentious and non-contentious offering. The practice is well-placed to effectively represent many leading financial institutions, including large commercial, retail and investment banks, throughout the full spectrum of their contentious issues, from risk management advice and work on regulatory supervisory matters through to enforcement actions. In this regard, the team also benefits from experts throughout its ranks with former in-house agency experience, including ex-FCA managing director Clare McMullen. It is also able to draw from practitioners throughout its international network of offices on large-scale multi-jurisdictional investigations. Nikunj Kiri has wide-ranging expertise throughout the scope of issues facing clients in the sector, including with regard to systems and controls and market conduct, and is as comfortable handling skilled persons investigations, as he is PRA and FCA-led probes. Other key members of the team include retail banking expert Alison Wilson; Ben Packer, who excels at helping firms and individuals navigate regulatory scrutiny, oftentimes involving parallel investigations by multiple authorities; and recently promoted partner Elizabeth Dowd, who is skilled at helping financial institutions identify areas of potential regulatory risk and proactively helping them to improve compliance arrangements.

Lawyer Rankings

Top Tier Firm Rankings

Firm Rankings