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Adam Berry

Principal Associate

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Languages: Polish

Adam is a Principal Associate in our Financial Services Disputes and Investigations team in London.

He advises on a broad range of financial services disputes and investigations, with particular experience in regulatory investigations, including defending firms and individuals in FCA/PRA enforcement actions, advising clients in relation to FCA and other regulatory inquiries, and working on s.166 skilled person’s reviews — both where the firm has been appointed as the skilled person and where clients are subject to such reviews.

Adam has particular experience acting for individuals subject to regulatory inquiries. He has defended individuals in their FCA enforcement actions, across a wide range of financial institutions and different sectors. While on a secondment at a major international bank, he assisted in its implementation of the senior managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). Adam now sits on Eversheds Sutherland’s SMCR Steering Committee. He has also advised a number of individuals in relation to their FCA Senior Management Function approvals.

Before joining Eversheds Sutherland in 2013, Adam worked for the Enforcement Division of what was then the Financial Services Authority.

Adam also has particular experience in financial crime matters, including anti-money laundering and market misconduct issues, where he has acted for firms and individuals in FCA enforcement actions and other regulatory inquiries.

Finally, Adam has an interest in sports law, especially governance, disciplinary and corruption issues, and has written numerous articles for leading sports law publications. He is an active member of the British Association for Sport and the Law (BASL) and undertakes pro bono matters on behalf of Sports Resolutions.

Adam’s recent experience includes:

  • acting for a senior manager at a major international bank in his successful defense of an FCA enforcement action arising from control failings in his firm’s FX trading business
  • acting for a major international bank in its successful defense of an FCA enforcement action arising from its preparation for, and conduct in relation to, a s.166 skilled person’s review into its PPI complaints handling operations
  • working on a s.166 skilled person’s review into an international private bank’s AML and sanctions systems and controls
  • Member of the British Association for Sport and the Law (BASL)
Adam Berry

Principal Associate

Adam Berry

Principal Associate

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