Tom Dunn > Burges Salmon LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
Burges Salmon LLP Offices
ONE GLASS WHARF
BRISTOL
BS2 0ZX
England
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Tom Dunn
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Specialist in investment funds and financial services regulatory work and head of the retail funds and financial regulation team at Burges Salmon. Advises in particular on the structuring, establishment, operation and winding up of UK regulated funds such as OEICs and AUTs. Has advised on a wide range of high value and innovative matters in this field including specialist funds such as FAIFs and ACSs.
Career
Trained Bevan Brittan; qualified 2007; Denton Wilde Sapte 2007-2010; joined Burges Salmon 2010; partner 2014.
Memberships
Law Society.
Education
Attended Nottingham University (Politics), University of the West of England (PGDip and LPC).
Leisure
Squash, football, golf and running.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
(Leading individuals)Burges Salmon LLP counts both fund managers and regulators among its clients, advising authorised corporate directors on the establishment of UCITS, NURS and LTAF structures while working alongside the latter on various regulatory regimes. Leading the team is Tom Dunn, whose practice straddles both foundation and operation of funds and regulatory support, including on the FCA’s new Overseas Funds Regime among others. Promoted to director in May 2022, Anna Davis is an expert in financial services regulation, including the MiFID regime, while associate Alex Gillespie advises fund managers on the foundation and winding up of OEICs, AUTs and ACSs.
London > Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
Burges Salmon LLP has an established regulatory practice due to its broader financial regulatory expertise, with the firm’s regulatory team often acting on cutting-edge projects and new insurance products. The promotion of Martin Cook to partner in May 2022 enhances the team’s insurtech capabilities, joining Matthew Walker who heads the Bristol-based practice and his broad non-contentious insurance experience. Tom Dunn heads the work in funds and financial regulation and advises a number of clients in FCA and PRA related matters in the insurance sector.
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
Burges Salmon LLP has demonstrable experience in the fintech and insurance sectors, in addition to advising on employment-related financial services regulation issues, unregulated funds and regulated lending matters. Tom Dunn leads the practice and advises on the structuring, establishment, operation and winding up of UK regulated investment funds. Martin Cook, who spearheads the firm’s fintech offering, is another key contact in the group.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Bristol
- Real estate > Commercial property: Bristol
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Bristol
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment: Bristol
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
- Employment > Health and safety
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Employment > Pensions
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport