Polly James
Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerForming part of the broader litigation offering, and closely aligned to the advisory group, the ‘collegiate’ team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner combines a deep understanding of the black letter law with a strong sense of commerciality for investment banking clients, and individual members of senior management, in particular, across the full swathe of their contentious regulatory requirements. ’Savvy and client-focused’ team head Polly James excels at handling sensitive whistleblower-initiated internal investigations and is very adept at assisting clients with their pre-contentious regulatory interactions with the PRA and FCA. The ‘exceptionally smart’ David Rundle continues to thrive since recently joining from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP and is particularly skilled at assisting individuals and entities in market abuse cases before the FCA. UK head of banking litigation Oran Gelb handles disputes at all court levels as well as representing clients in market abuse-related enforcement actions before the FCA.
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- 'Their advice has the right balance of empathy, understanding and objectivity - they listen, challenge and help frame the arguments - they don’t tell you what you want to hear, they tell you what you need to hear.'
- 'It is an experienced financial regulation team, dealing with firms and individuals.'
- 'Polly James is clever, savvy and client focused.'
- 'David Rundle is an exceptionally smart, savvy practitioner and a thoroughly nice guy.'
- 'BCLP has a collegiate approach that makes me feel we are working together and that their lawyers are genuinely invested in the outcome both from a legal perspective as well as how it impacts on me as a person. Other firms have made me feel like a commodity whose views are irrelevant.'
- 'I have worked with David Rundle for 6 years and he has repeatedly proven himself to be extremely able from a legal perspective. At the same time, he has always been able to explain the technicalities of the case to me in a way that I can understand and in a manner that convinces me he has thought a lot about the case and what would be the best way to approach it for me as his client.'
- 'David Rundle and Polly James are energetic, switched on and know exactly how to make the regulators roll over. Widely respected.'
- 'Hugely experienced and working on the biggest matters.'
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