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Jake McQuitty

Partner

Good in a crisis and calm under pressure. Jake is an experienced regulatory lawyer and has helped financial services clients in navigating legal risks for over 20 years.

Jake is a partner in our Financial Services Contentious Regulatory team specialising in corporate investigations and regulatory enforcement.

Jake advises clients on a wide range of issues arising from breaches of civil and regulatory laws, as well as assisting clients with internal investigations, remediation, and response to enforcement into potential breaches of rules and regulations. Jake also advises on the application and interpretation of financial services regulations, particularly in relation to wholesale market conduct, technology and information management, cyber and operational resilience, and outsourcing.

Jake has acted as defence counsel for global financial institutions on their response to cross-border investigations and enforcement into major cyber-attacks and other technology-related incidents. Jake has advised and assisted banks and other companies associated with the financial sector in relation to a range of regulatory enforcement matters, including investigations into insider dealing, market abuse and market manipulation, the misuse of electronic trading algorithms and platforms, the fall-out from a global cyber breach of customer data, AML systems and controls failings, and the mis-sale of FX products.

Jake was formerly the Head of Investigations & Enforcement for a global bank. He is the author of a Guide to Conducting Internal Investigations published by Bloomsbury Professional.

Recent matters include:

  • advising and assisting an international financial institution in its response to a cyber attack that affected over 12 million UK consumers, and the subsequent investigations by the FCA and ICO
  • leading a banking client's response to a criminal and civil enforcement investigation into breaches of money laundering rules
  • advising clients on the application of the incoming UK and EU operational resilience and third party outsourcing requirements and supporting them in their responses to regulatory scrutiny of systems and controls
  • advising individuals in relation to criminal and regulatory investigations following some of the major financial scandals of the past few years including cum/ex trading, Greensill Capital and HP/Autonomy
  • Authored a "Guide to Conducting Internal Investigations", published by Bloomsbury Professional

 

  • Ranked as a "Next Generation Partner" for Financial Services - Contentious Regulatory by Legal 500
  • Dual-qualified as a barrister and solicitor, with Higher Rights of Audience for all courts in England & Wales
  • Member of the Financial Services Lawyers Association and the Society of Computer Lawyers
  • MA Hons (Modern History) - University of St Andrews
  • Dip Law - College of Law
  • Called to the Bar 1998, member of the Inner Temple, Inns of Court.
  • Qualified Solicitor 2002
  • Higher Rights of Audience
Jake McQuitty

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