England - London • Corporate and commercial
Gowling WLG
James Sidwell brings an ‘incomparable work ethic’ to his role as practice head at Gowling WLG. The firm runs the gamut of contentious regulatory matters, and is noted for its expertise in more niche areas, including FCA and PRA authorisation, supervision and enforcement, and mandates with a nexus to fintech, including cryptocurrency and blockchain developments.
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Testimonials
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‘My experience of Gowling to date has exceptional. The Gowling team was extremely impressive throughout, both in their attention to detail on the substance of the case and in the case management. I also found it extremely impressive that they were able to set up a virtual hearing centre for four barristers and a team of other professionals virtually overnight.'
‘I have developed a good professional relationship with James Sidwell. Despite being an extremely senior and experienced partner, James still gets stuck in to his cases and knows the detail just as well those more junior. He is extremely gifted in client management and has an incomparable work ethic. I very much hope to have the opportunity to work with James again in the future.’
Key clients
- The Financial Reporting Council
- Grant Thornton LLP (Mark McDonald and Hugh Dickson, liquidators of Stanford Bank)
Work highlights
- Acted for the FRC in investigation and disciplinary proceedings against KPMG and several individuals in the audit team regarding the provision of allegedly false and misleading information and/or documents to the FRC in connection with the FRC’s Audit Quality Reviews of two audits carried out by KPMG, including the audit of Carillion for the year end 2016.
- Representing certain individuals at Grant Thornton LLP, the newly-appointed liquidators of Stanford Bank.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James Sidwell