Tim Dolan's practice focuses on UK and European financial services regulation. With a strong background in working as a lawyer at international financial service regulators Tim has spent more than 18 years as a London based partner at global law firms. At the heart of Tim's practice is advising on whether institutions and fund structures are subject to UK and European regulation and on advising on the interpretation of the Financial Conduct Authority’s and the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s rule books. He supports firms and individuals when they need to engage with financial services regulators (including with breach; change of control and waiver notifications as well as authorisations) and helps his clients (fund managers; investment firms; banks; and payment firms) prepare for regulatory change.
The Legal 500 UK’s 2024 edition includes client feedback that Tim is known for 'his ability to combine explanations of highly technical regulatory guidance with pragmatic advice’. The 2023 edition stated that ‘Tim Dolan is an excellent communicator and delivers quality work quickly, very helpful and responsive’. The 2022 edition recommends him as ‘excellent. Very client oriented and pragmatic. Extensive knowledge and experience and able to help navigate complexities of FCA regulation’. Clients of Tim’s in the 2021 edition stated: ‘Tim Dolan is a very experienced and accessible regulatory lawyer’ and: ‘Very approachable, available and knowledgeable, with experience of many matters’.
Concentrations
•Fund Formations
•Private Equity
•Mergers & Acqusitions
•Joint Ventures
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, The Legal 500 UK
•Real Estate Funds, 2024-2025
•Financial Services: Contentious, 2024-2026
•Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory, 2008-2023
•Listed, Chambers UK Guide, Financial Services: Non-Contentious Regulatory, 2026