Andrew Katzen > Hickman & Rose > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Hickman & Rose Offices
Pennybank
33-35 ST Johns Square
LONDON
EC1M 4DS
England
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Andrew Katzen
Work Department
Partner. Regulatory Law. Business Crime.
Position
As well as being an accomplished financial criminal defence lawyer, Andrew is one of the country’s leading regulatory and professional discipline experts. He is also an extradition specialist who has acted in some of the country’s most high profile extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance matters.
Andrew provides specialist advice in relation to proceeds of crime, devising successful strategies for corporates and individuals facing complex – often cross-jurisdictional – anti-money laundering and asset recovery issues.
His extensive experience working across legal codes and practice areas gives him the broad legal vision to anticipate what would otherwise be unexpected legal hurdles. His specialist knowledge enables him to determine the best strategy for each individual client.
Andrew’s client base consists of corporates and regulated professionals such a senior business executives, lawyers and doctors. In over 20 years of practice has acted in some of the most country’s most significant fraud-related criminal matters, as well as in some of the UK’s most high profile regulatory and extradition matters.
Career
2006-date: Partner at Hickman & Rose Solicitors and head of Regulatory department. 2004-06: Partner at Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors. 1995-2004: Associate solicitor and later partner at Moss & Co in charge of criminal law department. 1990-95: Associate solicitor at TV Edwards Solicitors. 1988-1990: Trainee solicitor and associate solicitor at Howells Solicitors
Memberships
Committee member of the Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers, the Fraud Lawyers Association, the Financial Services Lawyers Association and the Health and Safety Lawyers Association. He co-authored a chapter in Butterworth’s Fraud: Law Practice and Procedure and is a member of the Law Society’s Anti Money Laundering Panel.
Education
University of Bristol (LLB Hons); College of Law (LSF).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
(Leading partners)Boutique litigation firm Hickman & Rose ‘consistently punches well above its weight’ to advise individuals facing serious financial criminal charges. With extensive experience handling SFO, HMRC, and NCA investigations and proceedings, the group also handles an increasing number of regulatory financial crime cases. Advice relating to account freezing orders, proceeds of crime issues, and sanctions concerns form further core pillars of work for the team. Ross Dixon
and Ben Rose jointly lead the firm’s financial crime offering; Dixon has notable experience handling parallel proceedings in the UK and overseas, while Rose takes point on bribery, fraud, and corruption matters – Andrew Katzen and Claire Wallace are other key names here. Emily Sheils handles market manipulation and fraud proceedings, while Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay is a key contact for accounting fraud instructions. At the associate level, Steffan Baker ably assists on complex fraud defence cases.
London > Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
Hickman & Rose has ‘one of the very best teams for representing those caught up in criminal, regulatory and professional discipline matters’. The team defends lawyers, accountants and financial services-related individuals in SRA, FCA and FRC cases, as well as matters brought by medical professionals’ regulators. Andrew Katzen ‘has a wonderful track record’; Claire Wallace represents solicitors, barristers and financial services professionals under investigation; Ben Rose defends professional misconduct allegations; and Ross Dixon is experienced in FCA, FRC and SRA work.
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
Combining professional regulatory and white-collar criminal law expertise, Hickman & Rose has a good reputation advising senior executives in high-profile FCA and FRC enforcement matters, striking ‘a good balance of big picture and strategy with amazing attention to detail’. Key contacts include ‘exceptionally dedicated and talented’ team head Andrew Katzen; co-founding partner Ben Rose, who ‘has an incredible level of experience and knowledge across criminal and regulatory contentious FS work’; and ‘exceptional lawyer and tactician’ Claire Wallace.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Professional discipline London > Dispute resolution
- Financial services: contentious London > Corporate and commercial