Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A go-to firm for high-profile, complex and often cross-border matters, the ‘stellar’ team at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP represents well-known financial institutions in enforcement, outsourcing, operational resilience, consumer duty, accountability reviews and market disclosures. The group’s established client roster includes high-profile banks, investment banks, asset managers, and institutions in insurance and broking. Credited for his ’practical orientation and a measured approach’, practice head Hywel Jenkins is a key port of call for financial institutions on all aspects of FCA and PRA engagement, with a strong track record in steering firms through complex enforcement, skilled person reviews, and internal investigations. Jenkins is particularly noted for his expertise in consumer redress, and FOS matters, as well as governance issues tied to the Senior Managers Regime. Leading the global financial services practice, Jenny Stainsby excels in representing multinational institutions facing complex regulatory investigations and enforcement action. She regularly advises on skilled persons’ reviews, conduct issues, and the senior managers regime across EMEA, the US and APAC. Chris Ninan supports major banks on high-profile contentious regulatory matters, including FCA and PRA enforcement, internal investigations, and FOS interactions. Jon Ford leverages in-house investment bank regulatory experience to advise on enforcement, litigation, and investigations, notably handling cross-border FX probes and significant debt capital market disputes with regulators, including the FCA, DOJ, and SEC. Other names to note include Susannah Cogman, Karen Anderson, Tim Parkes, and Andrew Procter.