International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has recruited experienced Partner Paul Anderson to its expanding Financial Regulation team.

Paul, who joins the firm from Squire Patton Boggs, will return to the firm's Leeds office at Sovereign Square having spent six years at Addleshaw Goddard earlier in his career. He has specialised in financial services and regulatory matters for over 25 years in a career which included a spell in-house and at a Magic Circle firm, having trained and qualified in the City.

His arrival is the latest in a series of appointments, including former Bank of England Deputy GC Tess Kelly and James Greig, Grace Wyatt, Lisa Lee Lewis in London, as well as Partners Jeanne-Marie Moriarty and Marco Zingler in Dublin and Frankfurt respectively. 

Paul has broad client experience and practical, commercial knowledge, advising a range of retail and wholesale financial services businesses including clients from the fintech, banking, investment management, insurance, building society, broker dealer, alternatives, fund establishment and IFA sectors as well as intermediaries in the energy, investment and insurance sectors. Paul's clients include private banks, payment services/e-money providers, insurance intermediaries, pension and administration services providers.

He advises clients at all stages of the financial regulation cycle, from advising on whether activities are regulated, through the conduct of business, to dealing with issues where firms face challenge either through FCA supervisory matters or enforcement. 

He also has experience of working across a variety of jurisdictions for clients, often relating to the regulation applicable to marketing financial products and services. He led an international money laundering investigation for an EU regulator which involved supporting the regulator in preparing evidence against a bank, owners and individuals.

Paul, who has led the financial services practice at Squires in the UK and Europe, has a particular focus on wealth management including fund management, investment management and financial advisory work. He has also been involved in a number of M&A deals in this sector for PE and trade buyers.

He is also the Editor of the Virtual Currency Regulation Review and UK chapter author.  Paul also a contributing editor to Butterworths Financial Regulation Service.

Rosanna Bryant, Partner and Head of Financial Services Regulatory team at Addleshaw Goddard, said:

Paul Anderson said: "I'm delighted to be rejoining the team at Addleshaw Goddard. I've watched from the outside as it has transformed over the past 15 years to become a truly international firm that delivers high-quality results for clients around the world. I've also seen the clear ambition the firm has under Andrew Johnston to double down on that momentum over the next five years.

"The opportunity to return as a Partner and benefit from that growth, and the firm's commitment to innovation, was something I could not pass up. I'm looking forward to being part of a larger financial services group that offers breadth and depth to support clients no matter their needs, wherever they are."