Dorian Drew
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (Corporates)
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+44 207006 1389Share profile
Band 1
About
Provided by Dorian Drew
Practice Areas
Dorian Drew is a solicitor-advocate and former barrister, specialising in investigations and regulatory enforcement action, as well as financial services litigation.
Dorian has represented clients during investigations and disciplinary action brought by domestic and international regulators, including the FSA, SFO, various exchanges, SEC and US DOJ. Dorian has spent nine months on secondment in the Enforcement Division of the FSA.
Dorian is also Co-Chair of Clifford Chance's Armed Forces Network.
Career
Queen Mary, University of London (LLB) 1994
Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law 1995
Pupillage, 2 Gray’s Inn Square (First Six), Francis Taylor Building (Second Six) 1996
Tenant, Francis Taylor Building, Chambers of Alan Tyrrell QC 1997
Non-practising barrister and Assistant, Lovells 1998
Associate, Norton Rose 2000 – became a Partner 2008
Secondment, Enforcement Division, Financial Services Authority 2002
Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2013
Chambers Review
UK
Dorian Drew is a go-to practitioner for domestic and international banks on FCA and PRA investigations and enforcement actions. Dorian's practice includes cross-jurisdictional matters alongside criminal-related matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dorian is very experienced and all over the detail. He is someone that conveys confidence."
"Dorian is strong in contentious regulatory work. He has good judgement and is thorough and efficient."
"Dorian is very experienced and all over the detail. He is someone that conveys confidence."
"Dorian is strong in contentious regulatory work. He has good judgement and is thorough and efficient."