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Dispute Resolution

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Jonathan chairs the firm’s Financial Institutions Global Industry Group and is a partner in the London Dispute Resolution practice.

Jonathan has deep experience in advising boards, executive teams and individuals dealing with issues of market integrity, ethics, brand and reputation impact, conduct risk, whistleblowing, market misconduct, systems and controls failings and remediation, public statements and investor relations, financial crime, fraud, regulatory investigation and enforcement, public policy, public law and civil and criminal litigation. Jonathan’s substantial in-house experience delivers a highly strategic and commercial focus aimed at re-establishing confidence in the brand and individuals.

Jonathan joined Baker McKenzie from Barclays Bank PLC. Spanning a decade of unique pressure in the financial sector amidst the global financial crisis, he led the global litigation, investigations and enforcement function and established the bank’s financial crime legal team. Jonathan was responsible for a series of high-profile regulatory and criminal investigations in EMEA, the US and Asia Pacific regions and led a significant portfolio of wholesale and retail litigation. Supporting the bank’s risk and compliance functions, he implemented and improved systems and controls in respect of money laundering, bribery and corruption, fraud and international sanctions. Jonathan worked with UK and US law enforcement and government intelligence agencies on counter-terrorism, organised crime and other domestic and international security initiatives.

Jonathan is the contributing author to a number of leading legal and sector publications, including: Banks and Financial Crime: International Law of Tainted Money (Oxford University Press 2008, 2016); Global Investigations Review – The Evolution of Risk Management in Global Investigations (GIR 2016, 2017, 2018); and Risk.net’s annual Top 10 Operational Risks (2018-2022).

In his current role, Jonathan handles high-profile litigation, investigations, regulatory enforcement and financial crime defence matters. He also advises on the consequences: governance and control spanning the legal, compliance, risk and audit worlds; designing and implementing risk management strategies and control frameworks; developing investigative capability to enable clients to deliver comprehensive, cost-effective and credible investigation and resolution, with the emphasis on effective risk reporting and strong regulatory engagement and investor/public relations.

Jonathan has particular experience of working on matters involving the UK Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, UK Serious Fraud Office, UK Crown Prosecution Service, UK Competition and Markets Authority, EU Competition Commission, Ofcom, New York Federal Reserve Bank, US Securities and Exchange Commission, US Department of Justice, FBI, Saudi Capital Markets Authority, Security and Futures Authority of Hong Kong and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

He has worked in close partnership with UK Government departments including Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Home Office, National Crime Agency, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, Combined Security Services, and the Metropolitan and City of London Police Services.

Jonathan was praised by Legal 500 UK Guide in the Regulatory Investigations & Corporate Crime category for his ‘huge experience in the regulatory sector, coming in part from his previous senior legal role at a bank’ and ‘…many years of senior banking experience means he has real-life experience of the matters on which he now advises clients – and it shows in his insights, his ability to ensure the right blend of strategic and tactical in the team’s focus, and the quality of his analysis of key issues and his advice. Add to this his tremendous empathy for clients, and impressive tenacity, and you have a “go to” guy for contentious regulatory matters.’

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London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious

The ‘flexible and very client-focused’ team at Baker McKenzie provides ‘insightful and commercially minded advice’ to an eclectic mix of financial services clients, including banks and individuals facing complex and high-profile regulatory enforcement cases and internal and external investigations. Drawing upon a ‘wealth of experience and technical knowledge’, developed both in private practice and in-house at a leading bank, Jonathan Peddie is very sensitive to the commercial realities of clients in the space and is adept at advising on both civil and criminal matters. Philip Annett has ‘excellent regulatory insight’, in part due to his former work at the FCA, and is favoured by clients for his ‘very user-friendly and commercial’ advice for clients often involving cross-border issues.

London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail

Drawing on its global reach, Baker McKenzie represents financial institutions from various jurisdictions in high-profile litigation. It also advises its international clientele on regulatory investigations. Hugh Lyons and Jonathan Peddie lead the ‘commercially savvy’ team. Marc Florent demonstrates prowess in multi-party litigation, particularly in relation to structured products and financial derivatives. Praised by clients for his ‘excellent regulatory insights’ and ‘great judgement‘, Philip Annett boasts an active cross-border disputes practice. Mark Banks is an active member of the team., and Pete Chapman left the firm in July 2024.

London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)

Baker McKenzie LLP fields an investigations, compliance, and ethics practice with a strong track record advising household names on the full gamut of corporate crime matters, including whistleblower issues, asset freezing orders, and bribery, corruption, and fraud investigations. Key individuals in London include Charles Thomson, who handles multijurisdictional fraud investigations; Jonathan Peddie, a key contact for financial institutions; and Sunny Mann, a key contact for sanctions, export control, and bribery compliance and investigations. Ludlam, Thomson, Peddie, and Mann jointly oversee the team. The team has recently seen an increase in instructions related to international sanctions and money laundering issues.

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