John Dooley

John is a Partner in our financial services group. He specialises in investment funds and advises managers on regulatory requirements in relation to their operations and the products and services they offer. John is an expert in the structuring, operation and distribution of UK regulated funds, advising on all legal aspects of asset management.

John also advises on a broad range of financial services regulatory issues, including FCA authorisation, conduct of business, governance arrangements, ESG and European legislation such as AIFMD, PRIIPs, MiFID and UCITS matters.

John joined Simmons in 2017 and has undertaken secondments with institutional asset managers, a depositary and other regulated firms. Prior to qualifying as a solicitor John spent six years at the Serious Fraud Office working as a senior investigator, where he conducted investigations into fraud, corruption and money laundering.