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 > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
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
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Professional discipline London > Dispute resolution
- Financial services: contentious London > Corporate and commercial