Overview
Tom is a Managing Associate in Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations in London. His practice focusses on complex regulatory disputes, investigations and crisis management matters. He has advised on a number of enforcement investigations conducted by the FCA, PRA, SFO, Ofgem, FRC, CMA and public inquiries. He has experience helping clients through unannounced inspections and other crises.
Tom has advised clients across a number of sectors, including financial services, energy, professional services, transport and telecommunications.
Tom has undertaken secondments to Nomura's Litigation Team in London and Linklaters' Hong Kong office.
Experience
Tom's experience includes:
- Advising leading energy companies in the defence of regulatory enforcement proceedings commenced by Ofgem for alleged breaches of REMIT and licence conditions under the Electricity Act 1989.
- Advising the UK Government on industry litigation exposure arising out of restructuring of train operating company franchises in response to the Coronavirus epidemic.
- Acting for a Big Four accounting firm in relation to the FRC's AEP investigation into issues arising from its audits of a publicly listed company and its subsidiaries.
- Acting for a global financial institution on its defence of a large group litigation relating to alleged competition law breaches concerning FX trading.
- Acting for a leading international commercial bank in relation to an enforcement investigation into its AML and financial crime systems and controls.
- Acting for global financial service holding company institution in relation to an enforcement investigation concerning the Payment Services Regulations.
- Acting for a major UK retail bank on an enforcement investigation into the way in which it processed the accounts and investments of deceased customers.
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