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CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
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Adam Berry
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Adam is a Principal Associate in our Financial Services Disputes & Investigations team. He advises on a broad range of financial services disputes and investigations, with a particular specialism in regulatory investigations, including defending firms and individuals in FCA/PRA enforcement actions, advising clients in relation to FCA and other regulatory enquiries, and working on s.166 skilled person’s reviews – both where Eversheds Sutherland have been appointed as the skilled person and where clients are subject to such reviews. Adam’s recent experience includes acting for a senior manager at a major international bank in his successful defence of an FCA enforcement action arising from control failings in his firm’s FX trading business; acting for a major international bank in its successful defence of an FCA enforcement action arising from its preparation for, and conduct in relation to, a s.166 skilled person’s review into its PPI complaints handling operations; and working on a s.166 skilled person’s review into an international private bank’s AML and sanctions systems and controls. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland in 2013, Adam worked for the Enforcement Division of what was then the Financial Services Authority. Adam has particular expertise acting for individuals subject to regulatory enquiries. He has defended a number of individuals in their FCA enforcement actions, across a wide range of financial institutions and different sectors. Whilst on a secondment at a major international bank, he assisted in its implementation of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”). Adam now sits on Eversheds Sutherland’s SMCR Steering Committee. He has also advised a number of individuals in relation to their FCA Senior Management Function approvals. Adam also has particular expertise in financial crime matters, including anti-money laundering and market misconduct issues, where he has acted for a number of firms and individuals in FCA enforcement actions and other regulatory enquiries. Finally, Adam has an interest in sports law, especially governance, disciplinary and corruption issues, and has written numerous articles for leading sports law publications. He is an active member of the British Association for Sport and the Law (“BASL”) and undertakes pro bono matters on behalf of Sports Resolutions.
Position
Principal Associate
Languages
Polish (fluent)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
Many of the world’s largest and most established regulated institutions instruct the team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, which operates across all areas pertaining to financial crime investigations, compliance, risk advisory and enforcement matters. In a recent demonstration of its expertise, the firm has acted successfully as defence counsel in six FCA enforcement investigations involving potential criminal offences and breaches of the money laundering regulations. ‘Great lawyer and leader‘ Gregory Brandman heads up the practice, with capable support from seasoned practitioners Jake McQuitty and Julia Neal. Principal associate Adam Berry and senior associate Hayley Astles are also noted.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital