Leveraging its ‘incredible depth and breadth of knowledge’, Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s team supports a roster of notable clients with all issues related to investigations. Philip Parish is head of the team. The firm’s cross-border capabilities significant, notably demonstrated by Arwen Handley, who has recent experience working on cases spanning London, New York, and Hong Kong. Elaine Penrose, who is singled out by clients as ’a huge asset to the firm and to her clients‘, is active across the range of internal and regulator-led investigations. Claire Lipworth operates at the junction between regulatory and criminal mandates.
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‘Louise Lamb and Arwen Handley are both excellent - technically skilled, excellent client skills and able to identify the winning point.’
‘Partners know their stuff, and the firm has a great depth of expertise if new or novel points arise.’
‘Philip Parish is a stand-out individual.’
‘Hogan Lovells' financial services practice is very experienced, responsive and reliable. The senior members of the team have decades of experience of working for banks and other large institutions. They are sensible and practical and also fun to work with.’
‘Louise Lamb is hugely experienced at working for banks. She is very intelligent but also sensible and very pleasant to work with.'
‘The team has an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, in addition to being incredibly responsive, keenly aware of businesses’ commercial and stakeholder needs, and providing incredibly high quality and thoughtful advice.’
‘All of the individuals I have dealt with have been incredibly approachable, capable and dependable under pressure. Arwen Handley, in particular, is an excellent technical lawyer who is also able to draw on her extensive in-house experience to deliver highly practical, focused advice that business stakeholders can understand with ease.'
‘Elaine Penrose - a partner whose legal analysis and people management skills make her a huge asset to the firm and to her clients.’
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Recognised for having deep experience of acting for large corporations and financial institutions on a wide range of disputes, Elaine regularly acts for banks, fund managers and other financial institutions in contentious matters. She also has experience in sports and media disputes. Elaine has particular knowledge of contentious regulatory matters including internal investigations, representing financial institutions and their employees who are under investigation by regulators, and representing them in enforcement and disciplinary proceedings brought by the FCA, other regulatory, disciplinary and criminal authorities both in the UK and overseas.
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Philip Parish