Sean Jeffrey
Partner
Sean is a regulatory and investigations partner advising financial institutions.
Partner
Sean is a regulatory and investigations partner advising financial institutions.
Language - English
Sean has advised leading financial institutions, firms, boards, and senior executives on supervisory matters and enforcement proceedings. He has advised a major lender in relation to regulatory, litigation, and insurance issues arising from significant accounting irregularities.
Sean has broad experience of financial services redress exercises in legal and regulatory contexts. He has advised a leading international financial services business regarding issues with the sale of retail products to two million customers, including using an innovative Scheme.
Sean has deep experience advising in relation to complex investigations concerning Culture & Governance and Whistleblowing allegations.
He has extensive experience of advising regulated firms on remedies concerning decisions of authorities and public bodies, including the FCA, PRA, FOS, SFO, ICAEW, and FRC.
Sean has represented international banks in relation to sanctions issues, including in judicial review proceedings against HM Government and in cases in the General Court and the Court of Justice.
Sean acted for Vincent Tchenguiz, Robert Tchenguiz, and the associated trusts in litigation and regulatory matters connected with SFO dawn raids, which were successfully challenged in judicial review proceedings. He has assisted directors of financial and other institutions with the consequences of major regulatory, investigatory, and litigation crises.
He has particular expertise regarding legal professional privilege and has litigated privilege issues in the Court of Appeal and House of Lords.
Regulatory Investigations & Enforcement
Advising an international bank in relation to alleged misselling of retail products.
Corporate / white-collar criminal investigations
Advising corporate and individual clients in relation to one of the largest ever multi-jurisdictional SFO investigations and a successful legal challenge for abuse of powers.
Corporate internal investigations
Advising a leading international business and carrying out an investigation regarding concerns raised about one of its key control functions.
Market conduct
Advising an international bank in relation to a regulatory investigation concerning alleged misconduct regarding securities.
Regulatory supervision
Advising a financial institution in a Section 166 Skilled Person investigation concerning FCA client money rule breaches and connected SYSC matters.
Regulatory disputes
Advising an international financial institution seeking to challenge a regulator for abuse of its powers.
Financial services regulation
In the context of self-reporting to regulators and in the aftermath of a multi-jurisdictional internal investigation, advising an international financial services business on regulatory obligations and related strategic issues.
Whistleblowing
Advising an international group of companies in relation to over 150 whistleblowing allegations concerning board level and other senior executive wrongdoing.
Public Inquiries
Advising on all aspects of responding to requests from Public Inquiries (including Post Office and Contaminated Blood) and Parliamentary Committees.
Accountants
Advising accountancy firms in connection with all stages of regulatory enquiries, investigations, and proceedings.
