Partner Sona is a partner in Fox Williams' financial services team, specialising in FCA and SFO investigations and corporate internal investigations.”Sona has extensive experience in advising corporates and senior executives on a broad range of financial services regulatory issues, particularly on matters involving money laundering; fraud; bribery and corruption; financial misstatements; market misconduct; systems and controls failures; and the change in control regime. She regularly represents clients involved in FCA, SFO, FRC investigations and has experience of cross border investigations involving regulatory bodies and prosecuting authorities based in the US. Sona is recognised for leading internal corporate investigations both in the UK and across a number of jurisdictions. She specialises in internal investigations concerning allegations of bribery and corruption; fraud; and market misconduct. Sona has been instructed in relation to a number of high profile corporate investigations by large multinational organisations across the financial services sector. Her instructions regularly require liaising with a number of stakeholders including regulators, law enforcement authorities and Government bodies and committees.
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Fox Williams LLP
Fox Williams LLP is seen as a go-to advisor by boutique, challenger and foreign branch banks, as well as senior executives and mid-range investment firms facing regulatory concerns. The group is also developing a particular specialism for supporting fintech firms undergoing investigation or supervisory intervention by the FCA. A recent reorganisation means that all contentious regulatory work now sits under the umbrella of the broader financial services department, with Sona Ganatra providing oversight. Other key practitioners include Peter Wright, who regularly acts on cases involving an international element, and Sebastian Sayer, who was promoted to partner in May 2023.
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- Acting for senior executives in the Dame Linda Dobbs review of Lloyds Banking Group.
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Sona Ganatra