Pragmatic and commercial advice for financial services disputes
Our financial services disputes lawyers represent clients in complex, high-value financial services disputes, regulatory investigations and enforcement actions by the financial regulators. This includes, in the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Payments Systems Regulator and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. Made up of specialists in contentious regulatory, litigation, arbitration and investigations, our team has significant bench strength. We act for a range of clients, from traditional financial services companies to alternative lenders and fast-growth fintechs.
Our client-centric and commercial approach is designed around protecting your best interests and getting the best outcome for you in any dispute. We have deep sector expertise and can get to grips with the most complex and technical of disputes or regulatory issues.
Fintech
Technology is central to modern financial services and rapid advancements are continually creating avenues for growth. These exciting opportunities can bring novel disputes that push the boundaries of current law and regulation. To get the result you want, you need a lawyer who, as well as being a skilled litigator, is innovative, curious and on top of the most recent developments.
Our lawyers specialise in disputes at the intersection of financial services and technology. We've worked on precedent-setting matters, particularly in the spheres of payments, consumer credit, and cryptocurrency.
I have confidence that the Osborne Clarke team can handle any kind of dispute.
The types of disputes we can help you with
We can support you with the full range of financial services disputes, including:
- financial services regulatory (FSR) disputes with domestic and international regulators
- matters relating to financial crime, including anti-money laundering, bribery, corruption and fraud
- crypto-currency disputes
- private equity and investment fund disputes
- joint venture disputes
- payments disputes
- reputational, ethical, and risk issues including those derived from "non-financial misconduct"
- contractual disputes, including hedging and derivative contracts
- financial mis-selling claims
- insurance and reinsurance disputes
How we can help you
We have an extensive track record acting in contentious regulatory matters, including:
- providing guidance on preventative measures to help you avoid regulatory intervention
- conducting internal investigations on a client's behalf
- responding to third-party claims and inquiries
- responding to enforcement action and other interactions with the financial regulators
- providing independent advice to employees and other individuals regarding regulatory investigations and enforcements
- advising on financial services policies and products
- advising on complaints management and dealing with FOS complaints
We can support you at any stage of your dispute and always advise seeking legal advice early where possible.
Our financial services disputes lawyers
Our international team has extensive experience in getting the right result for clients in all types of financial services disputes. We are experienced in leading complex multi-jurisdictional, multi-disciplinary disputes, including those involving various national and foreign regulators.
We work closely with our non-contentious financial regulatory and data protection teams, as well as with other specialists from around Osborne Clarke. We want to make accessing all the legal support you need for managing and preventing disputes easy.
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