Claire Wallace > Hickman & Rose > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Hickman & Rose Offices
Pennybank
33-35 ST Johns Square
LONDON
EC1M 4DS
England
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Claire Wallace
Work Department
Partner. Business Crime. Regulatory Law.
Position
Claire has previously represented individuals at risk of investigation by the police, SFO, HMRC, SRA, PRA and FCA. She has experience of advising clients accused of serious financial crimes including fraud, bribery and corruption and who may be facing the prospect of parallel regulatory investigations.
She has also acted for clients in dealing with regulators such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Ofsted, as well as professional and medical regulators such as the General Medical Counsel (GMC), Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) or Bar Standards Board (BSB).
Claire also advises on extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance-related issues.
A dedicated and dynamic lawyer who cares passionately about helping her clients achieve the best possible outcome, Claire’s experience of defending regulatory prosecutions means that she is quick to identify any regulatory difficulties which may arise from parallel proceedings.
Career
Claire worked for the investment banking division of a global insurance firm before qualifying as a solicitor in 2014. She joined Hickman & Rose in 2016 and was made a partner in 2020.
Memberships
She is a member of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association, Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers, Financial Services Lawyers Association and Women in Criminal Law.
Education
Claire has a degree in Law from University of Hull and obtained a distinction on the LPC at College of Law, Guildford.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
Most of Hickman & Rose‘s professional discipline cases involve the SRA, FCA and FRC, as well as medical professionals’ regulators. Andrew Katzen is ‘a genuine expert‘; Claire Wallace defends individuals against regulatory bodies’ investigations; Ross Dixon
has ‘great instincts‘; and name partner Ben Rose defends clients against professional misconduct accusations.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
With extensive expertise representing individuals from the technology, natural resources, and construction industries, the ‘unrivalled’ white-collar crime team at Hickman & Rose works across the full spectrum of financial crime. Aside from advising clients in high-profile SFO and FCA investigations, the group is well-equipped to handle bribery and corruption proceedings for senior executives, bankers, and company directors. Ross Dixon and Ben Rose co-head the team, with the former dealing with DPAs and financial crime issues, and the latter focusing on fraud and corruption cases across a multitude of jurisdictions. Andrew Katzen has expertise where criminal allegations intersect with regulatory and disciplinary matters, while Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay assists individuals with complex accounting fraud issues. Emily Sheils is an expert on market manipulation while Claire Wallace concentrates on money laundering. Associates Steffan Barker and Tom Bushnell are also noted.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Professional discipline London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)