Rory is an Associate specialising in financial markets and complex multi-party international disputes, including allegations of breach of contract and contractual interpretation, breach of statutory obligations and fiduciary duties and fraud.
His experience covers High Court litigation, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court proceedings and judicial review. Rory also advises on white-collar regulatory investigations. His experience covers FCA investigations and interviews, Upper Tribunal proceedings, and advising individuals with respect to FCA investigations into them and their employers. This includes advising and working with foreign legal teams in the wider context of multi-jurisdictional regulatory, criminal and civil investigations, including SEC and DOJ proceedings.
Rory qualified in 2012 after training at a major international law firm. Whilst with Signature and at his previous firm, Rory has worked on a number of high profile cases concentrating on banking and multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes and regulatory investigations.
Rory is recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ by The Legal 500 UK 2020 for banking litigation and was also recognised as a ‘Next Generation Lawyer’ in The Legal 500 UK 2019 for his banking litigation practice, and has been described as a “notable senior associate.” Rory is a member of the Junior LSLA and LSLA and also sits on the Executive Committee of the Financial Services Lawyers’ Association.
