Ian Mason

Partner and Head of UK Financial Services Regulation, Gowling WLG. Ian has over 20 years’ experience as a financial services regulatory lawyer providing advice on a broad range of matters, including FCA/PRA authorisation, supervision and enforcement. He is a former Head of Department in the Enforcement Division at the financial services regulator, as well as having worked in-house, and advising firms and individuals in private practice. Ian advises on a broad range of financial services regulatory issues, both non-contentious and contentious. He has significant expertise in advising on market abuse and financial crime issues, both in an enforcement and compliance context. Ian is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on financial services topics.