Wells, Sean

Sean Wells

Associate

sean.wells@lw.com
    Wells, Sean

    Sean Wells

    Associate

    sean.wells@lw.com

    Profile

    Sean Wells is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the global Financial Institutions Industry Group and Financial Regulatory Practice.

    Sean provides regulatory advice to financial institutions on a broad range of domestic and cross-border regulatory issues in both a transactional and pure advisory context, including:

    • Time-sensitive internal regulatory investigations
    • FCA filings (including new license applications, change in controller filings, Form As, etc.)
    • The scope and application of the FCA Handbook’s rules (including COBS, SYSC, PERG, etc.)
    • The regulatory implications of transactions involving UK regulated entities

    Sean is a member of the Latham & Watkins First Generation Professionals and Parent Lawyers Affinity Groups and maintains an ongoing commitment to his pro bono practice.

    Experience

    Sean’s experience includes advising: 

    • A large international bank on securing FCA authorization for a new business, and the development of the new business’s systems, controls, and governance arrangements to ensure operational readiness upon launch
    • A financial services institution through an internal regulatory investigation in relation to potential market abuse offences, involving the provision of detailed MAR analysis
    • Lithia Motors, Inc. on its acquisition of the Jardine Motors Group from Jardine Matheson, and its acquisition of Pendragon plc’s motor business
    • Private equity clients on the regulatory implications of transactions involving UK regulated entities
    • Multiple clients on whistleblowing investigations
    • Multiple clients on the scope and applicability of MAR to specific transactions

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • England and Wales (Solicitor)

    Education

    • Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, 2017
      Distinction
    • Law, University of Kent, 2016
      First Class, Faculty Prize for Outstanding Overall Degree Performance, Gardner Croft Prize for Best Negotiation Team, CEDR National Negotiation Competition Winner

    Languages Spoken

    • English

    Practices

    Industries

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