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Financial Services - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Sarah Clarke KC is highly valued by the FCA, which often instructs her in major investigatory matters with significant technical aspects. Her previous experience working for the regulator, as well as her work for a variety of financial institutions and individuals, affords her notable experience in cases of fraud, insider dealing and market abuse. Her practice includes a good deal of international work.
Strengths
She is a very competent and diligent barrister.
Sarah is very clever, practical and empathetic.
Financial Crime - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Sarah Clarke KC of Serjeants' Inn Chambers is a former in-house counsel at the Financial Services Authority who is completely au fait with the financial world and rated for her ability in both fraud and regulatory cases. She frequently acts unled on matters involving investment fraud, insider dealing and money laundering, and has considerable experience of acting both for the prosecution and for the defence.
Strengths
She is an outstanding choice of advocate and a leading silk for banking and finance advice. She has a unique skillset of high-end, high-quality regulatory and white-collar crime experience.
Sarah wrote the book regarding insider dealing cases but also has a huge range of experience across a variety of regulatory, enforcement and criminal prosecution cases.
She is extremely good with clients. She is very responsive and user-friendly.
Professional Discipline - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Sarah Clarke KC is an experienced practitioner in professional discipline matters, with a particular focus on the police. She is adept at matters involving fraud, corruption and covert policing. She is also instructed in matters concerning financial services and the legal profession.
Strengths
Sarah Clarke KC is a legend. She is very good at taking in all the detail and distilling it down to provide simple and easy advice, even when considering novel points of law.
A very strong practitioner who does a great job for her clients.