Walkers specialises in assisting financial services clients with all manner of regulatory issues, advising on AML obligations, new products and services, as well as defending clients facing investigations and enforcement proceedings. Leading the team are Dilmun Leach, who handles advisory regulatory matters, including queries on AIFMD regulations and development of asset classes such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs, and Nigel Sanders, who handles competition proceedings and fraud matters. Senior counsel Tom Fothergill advises clients on their responsibilities under Jersey’s financial services regulatory regimes and also has expertise in matters of financial crime, investigations and enforcement.
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Work highlights
- Advised a global bank on breaches of Jersey AML regulations and represented it in resulting interactions with the regulator.
- Advised a global technology company on the regulation and use of non-fungible tokens.
- Advised a global payments platform on the regulation of payments in Jersey and the use of their platform in relation to gambling and the settlement of winnings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dilmun Leach, Nigel Sanders