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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Governor’s House
5 Laurence Pountney Hill
EC4R 0BR
England
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Work Department

Financial Services: Contentious

Position

Partner

Career

David represents individuals and firms facing regulatory enforcement and criminal investigations, with a particular focus on the financial services sector.

His depth of experience across both areas, including his time with the FCA’s Enforcement Division, gives him a rare perspective in cases which straddle the regulator’s remit and financial crime issues.  He has represented clients under investigation for market manipulation, insider dealing and money laundering failings, where both criminal prosecution and regulatory enforcement were potential outcomes.  His experience, which spans both FCA and PRA investigations, also extends to systems and controls, miss-selling cases and failures to be open and cooperative.

Outside of financial services, he has acted for clients in several of the major SFO investigations in recent years, including Serco and Petrofac, several of which were cross-border investigations, involving agencies across multiple jurisdictions.

Across all areas of his practice he has particular experience representing senior individuals in high profile cases, where their reputations, livelihoods and sometimes liberty is in jeopardy, including Senior Management Function holders under investigation for failings alleged to have occurred within their specified areas of responsibilities under the SMCR.

David regularly advises clients on financial crime compliance matters.

He has been called to the English Bar and is admitted to the New York Bar.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious

(Next Generation Partners)

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The team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is marked by its ‘sophisticated understanding‘ of contentious regulatory issues and cross-border investigations. Polly James, who acts as the global co-lead of the financial services disputes and investigations department, has a wealth of experience acting on substantial and complex cases for a wide range of clients, including international banks and other financial institutions, as well as individual members of their senior management. Oran Gelb, the global banking practice co-head, also provides oversight. In a key development, highly regarded expert David Rundle joined the group from WilmerHale in May 2023.