Forming a very cohesive unit alongside the firm’s advisory team and collaborating with transactional finance experts, DLA Piper has a deep understanding of the underlying products and is well-positioned to advise banks and insurers across the full scope of their contentious issues. It handles risk management and supervisory work at one end of the spectrum through to major enforcement actions at the other. ‘Savvy and strategically minded’ team head Tony Katz has vast experience handling both domestic and international regulatory investigations, as well as being instructed by the FCA to conduct investigations as a “skilled person”. The team is also able to leverage expertise from its international and regional offices, with Edinburgh-based Stuart Murdoch particularly skilled in this area. Other niche areas of expertise include contentious work in the cyber security and fintech space.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Very strong financial services practice including FCA contentious matters. There is great strength in depth among the junior partners and the senior associates. Also have good knowledge of contentious cryptoassets cases.'
- 'The practice group led by Tony Katz is best in class. They collectively provide pragmatic legal advice and delivery their work and findings as if they are working alongside you rather than for you. This makes the relationship genuine. Further, they recruit brilliant young legal talent and are more accessible to communicate high level issues sooner.'
Key clients
- Sunrise Brokers LLP/Cantor Fitzgerald Group
- National Westminster
Work highlights
- Supporting Arvato Financial Solutions Limited's response to the February 2023 article in The Times “How British Gas debt agents break into homes of vulnerable” and the resulting backlash which became known as the “Meter Reading Scandal“.