Tony Katz

Tony Katz is Head of Financial Services and Investigations at DLA Piper and he focuses on regulatory work (both advisory and contentious) for financial institutions and global investigations. He advises leading financial institutions, banks, funds, brokers, trading firms, payment services and other financial services firms on a range of advisory and contentious issues. Tony has deep experience in contentious matters, including regulatory and exchange investigations in the UK, EU, the US and Asia. He also has extensive experience in conducting cross-border internal investigations and advises specifically on the UK Bribery Act including advising on Section 7, Adequate procedures' defence and drafting adequate procedures for clients. Prior to joining DLA Piper in 2014, Tony was partner at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe; in the Financial Institution Regulatory practice, and a member of the European Litigation Group. He was also Group Head of Compliance at the Liquid Capital Group, the global options market making firm. He began his legal career in South Africa at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs and then practiced in London with Slaughter and May for six years. He served for four years at the Financial Services Authority, the regulator of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom, as a Manager in the Retail Policy and Conduct Risk Division.