Paul is a financial services regulatory specialist with over 15 years' experience. He has a wealth of experience, both in private practice and in-house. As a regulatory lawyer, Paul has gained experience in relation to corporate finance, funds, commercial and compliance matters as they relate to financial institutions. Prior to qualifying as a solicitor, he worked as a regulator at the Financial Conduct Authority and one of its predecessors, the Personal Investment Authority.

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Since qualifying as a solicitor, Paul has worked in the Financial Services Regulatory Team at Addleshaw Goddard, followed by an in-house compliance role on the global markets desk at Standard Bank. Paul then returned to private practice with Rosenblatt Solicitors where Paul headed up the firm's Financial Services Regulatory practice. A further stint in-house followed when Paul worked in the Financial Services Legal team at Barclays Wealth, before moving on to international law firm Eversheds and national law firm Shoosmiths.

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Paul joined Avery Law in 2016.

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Areas of Expertise

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Financial Services and Market Act 2000, its subordinate legislation and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Rules; Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive); compliance with anti-money laundering legislation; PRA and FCA authorisation processes; FCA compliant distribution and outsourcing agreements; regulatory aspects of M&A transactions involving financial institutions; terms of business that comply with FCA Rules (in particular, Treating Customers Fairly) and consumer protection legislation; financial promotions; e-money and e-commerce regulations on a client’s business.

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