David Rundle > Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner > London, England > Lawyer Profile

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)

David RundleBryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Forming part of the broader litigation offering, and closely aligned to the advisory group, the ‘collegiate’ team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner combines a deep understanding of the black letter law with a strong sense of commerciality for investment banking clients, and individual members of senior management, in particular, across the full swathe of their contentious regulatory requirements. ‘Savvy and client-focused’ team head Polly James excels at handling sensitive whistleblower-initiated internal investigations and is very adept at assisting clients with their pre-contentious regulatory interactions with the PRA and FCA. The ‘exceptionally smart’ David Rundle continues to thrive since recently joining from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP and is particularly skilled at assisting individuals and entities in market abuse cases before the FCA. UK head of banking litigation Oran Gelb handles disputes at all court levels as well as representing clients in market abuse-related enforcement actions before the FCA.