Nick is a Senior Associate in our Financial Services Disputes and Investigations group in London.
He specializes in banking litigation, financial crime and regulatory enforcement defense.
Nick has broad experience in high-value, cross-border claims in the High Court of England and Wales and acting for financial institutions and accountancy firms in respect of regulatory investigations by the FCA and FRC.
Before to joining Eversheds Sutherland, he worked in regulatory compliance for four years before commencing his training contract at a high-frequency trading firm working alongside their European Head of Legal. In October 2017, Nick joined boutique law firm Signature Litigation to complete his training. During his time at Signature, he gained solid litigation experience and worked on high-value, complex claims in the High Court, including one of The Lawyer Top 20 cases of 2018.
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Nick's recent experience includes acting for:
- a foreign bank in respect of allegations of terrorist financing in a number of High Court claims
- an overseas fund in a £30 million debt claim in the Commercial Court, successfully obtaining a worldwide freezing order against the Defendant
- a foreign bank in respect of a single track criminal money laundering investigation by the FCA
- an individual audit director in respect of an investigation by the FRC into allegedly providing false and misleading statements to the FRC during an audit quality review of an accountancy firm, and an individual Partner in respect of an FRC investigation
- Member of Young Fraud Lawyers Association
- Member of Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association
- Qualified August 2018 at Signature Litigation