Ms Helen Simm > Browne Jacobson LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Browne Jacobson LLP Offices
3rd Floor, No.1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman square, Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3EB
England
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Ms Helen Simm
Position
Helen advises corporate and individual clients within investigations and prosecutions by the major regulators including the Serious Fraud Office, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency and Financial Conduct Authority.
Career
Helen is a regulatory lawyer specialising in financial services regulation and financial crime. She represents corporates and individuals at all stages of regulatory investigation and enforcement. Helen has particular expertise in consumer credit. She advises on compliance and due diligence in relation to AML, sanctions and fraud.
Helen has spent her career representing clients being investigated and prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Environment Agency (EA). In particular, Helen is instructed on matters related to bribery, money laundering and fraud. She is experienced in investigations with a cross-border element. Helen undertakes internal investigations and advises boards on next steps, including voluntary self-reporting.
Alongside advising financial services providers on compliance and risk, Helen advises businesses from all sectors (including retail, health and education) on the regulatory framework surrounding consumer credit including matters such as the regulatory perimeter, the relevance of exemptions, and the process of seeking FCA approval/becoming an Appointed Representative. She regularly prepares applications for change in control.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Employment > Health and safety
Browne Jacobson LLP acts for private sector organisations in relation to health and safety accidents. The practice advises on regulatory issues arising out of food safety, environmental and road traffic incidents. Andrew Hopkin leads the team and is experienced in criminal regulatory work. Helen Simm specialises in the defence of corporates with support from Charlotte Butler .
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Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Insurance > Professional negligence