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Investigations conducted, and disciplinary action proposed by the FCA are the primary focus at Akin, which is instructed by a core client base of investment and hedge funds, as well as C-suite individuals. Helen Marshall leads the team with a ‘very strong track record’, supported by seasoned practitioner Ezra Zahabi.

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  • ‘They are just top of the tree for big ticket financial services work.’

  • ‘Helen Marshall - extremely knowledgable and experienced, excellent at managing a team and tricky clients.'

  • 'Joe Hewton - super bright, calm, on top of everything.'
  • ‘Helen Marshall: very strong track record; aggressive but reasonable; regulators respect her.'
  • ‘Excellent team - strong on contentious cases in RDC and in Upper Tribunal, with much more experience than most City firms.’

Key clients

  • BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP

Lawyers

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Helen Marshall

Helen Marshall

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Helen Marshall is a partner in Akin’s financial regulatory group. She has over 25 years of experience advising on UK financial regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). She provides assistance to her clients in a number of areas, including FCA and PRA compliance issues, authorisations and approvals, information requests, FCA thematic reviews, FCA investigations and enforcement, Regulatory Decisions Committee hearings and Upper Tribunal hearings. Helen helps clients to implement effective strategies to meet regulatory requirements and anticipate future obligations. She also assists clients in forging a positive and cooperative relationship with the relevant regulator to ensure they are well-positioned to engage with the FCA and/or the PRA. Helen was a Former Head of Enforcement at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and has an excellent knowledge of the UK regulatory system. To learn more about Ms Marshall, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/helen-marshall.html

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ezra Zahabi, Helen Marshall

Other key lawyers

Joe Hewton