CMS

Partner

Elisabeth is a Partner in the Financial Services Regulatory team at CMS. She has more than 25 years’ experience representing financial institutions in cases involving both UK and overseas regulators, dealing with contentious supervisory interventions through to regulatory investigations and enforcement action. She is also frequently appointed as a trusted advisor to members of senior management when facing their own individual investigations.

She has significant experience in cases concerning insider dealing, market abuse, trader mis-marking and financial crime risks in the wholesale sector. Within the retail industry she has expertise in representing clients on cases relating to mis-selling, consumer redress programmes and complaints mishandling. Increasingly she advises on whistleblower investigations and provides support on implementing connected policies and frameworks. She has also advised and acted on high profile conduct issues in the SME corporate banking sector.

Elisabeth has previously spent time at a major bank where she managed the global retail internal investigations team. She has been appointed as a Skilled Person by both the PRA and FCA on various engagements. She also sits on The Investing and Savings Alliance (TISA) Consumer Engagement Policy Committee, helping the investment industry respond to regulatory change.

Elisabeth has been independently nominated an Acritas Star by in-house counsel in a global client survey.

1996 - Admitted as a Solicitor

1994 - Legal Practice Course: Commendation - College of Law Chester, Chester

1993 - BA (Hons) (Law) 2:1 - Durham University, Durham