Simmons & Simmons

Dispute Resolution.

Emma is Head of the Disputes and Investigations Group in the UK. She has acted on a range of major investment banking disputes on both the financial markets and retail banking side and is a leading partner in the contentious regulatory practice. In particular, Emma has extensive experience of contentious financial services work, including regulatory investigation and enforcement (including from time spent on secondment to the FCA). Emma has advised multiple clients on conduct risk queries including assessment of conduct rule breaches and fitness and propriety, regulatory reporting requirements and regulatory references. Emma also frequently advises on the implications of the changes to firms introduced by the Senior Manager & Certification Regime.

Trained in a leading international law firm including two seats in litigation, one in London, one in Hong Kong; qualified into a financial markets litigation department in 2005; has undertaken two secondments in the litigation teams at global investment banks and one year long secondment to the FCA’s Enforcement and Markets Oversight team.

Politics, Philosophy, Economics MA Oxon; PGDL College of Law Guildford; LPC BPP London.