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ARTICLE · 23 SEPTEMBER 2026

Connections: Private Banking & Digital Assets And Blockchain

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Jenny Sargeant
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Through our close-knit relationships across our firm our full range of expertise is at your fingertips. Helping you deliver first class service to your clients across their personal and business worlds. Jenny Sargeant, partner lead of our specialist private banking team sits down David Lee, a senior associate specialising in digital assets and blockchain.

In a nutshell what’s your area of expertise?

I am a corporate lawyer but early in my career I picked up an exposure to and interest in cryptocurrency and digital assets. I have spent the last decade enjoying helping businesses solve the novel issues facing the sector.

When do you come across private banks or their clients in your practice? 

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