Reinforced by a strong advisory practice and its broader commercial litigation offering, Norton Rose Fulbright can ‘seamlessly deliver’ very effective advice to a myriad of retail and wholesale financial services clients from a risk management perspective, as well as throughout the litigation and regulatory enforcement contentious continuum. Katie Stephen is a ’wily lawyer’ who is well-placed to represent clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, having been seconded to the FCA, as well as broader civil litigation cases. Combining ‘technical expertise with very skilled relationship and negotiation skills’, David Harris is a popular choice to provide high-level board advice in contentious scenarios, he is also very skilled at guiding entities through FCA and PRA investigations, as well as being increasingly busy of late advising on sanctions and AML matters. Claudia Van Gruisen continues to grow her reputation advising clients in internal and external criminal and regulatory investigations, with a focus on bribery, money laundering, fraud and regulatory compliance.
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Testimonials
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- 'This is a superbly talented team that shows total commitment to a client’s case. They are without exception outstanding lawyers and thinkers. They are a delight to work with.'
- 'They are able to seamlessly deliver as a team. They have a breadth and depth of technical capability; commitment and dedication to clients; and provide commercial and pragmatic advice.'
- 'They are without exception outstanding lawyers and thinkers.'
- 'Katie Stephen is a wily lawyer who is a pleasure to deal with.'
- 'David Harris provided first rate support to the Board and has enormous credibility and integrity. David combines the technical expertise with very skilled relationship and negotiation skills.'
- 'Claudia Van Gruisen combines technical expertise with excellent delivery and a clear ability to influence stakeholders at the right time.'
- 'NRF bring together knowledge and experience that is both deep, and very current. Being able to call upon this knowledge and experience helps reach balanced and informed judgments throughout some difficult and complex challenges. The team collaborate very well, it ensures all of the input the client is joined up with other work, which is a huge help.'
- 'A big team with lots of experience and back up by a strong advisory practice.'
Key clients
- HSBC
- Amigo Loans
- FSCS
Work highlights
- Acting for Amigo Loans as the independent adjudicator of customer claims as part of a Scheme of Arrangement approved by the client’s creditors and the court, following the FCA’s investigation and public censure of the client for failing to conduct adequate affordability checks on borrowers and guarantors before approving guarantor loans.
- Acting for HSBC in defending two related complex group action claims, which involve allegations of deceit, conspiracy and joint tort-feasance and breach of relevant regulatory requirements under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
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Katie Stephen, David Harris