Professional Services Solicitors
Strategic legal support for professionals, directors, trustees and partnerships facing regulatory, commercial or reputational risk.
If you are a regulated professional, director, partner or trustee, you may face complex legal risks that affect your professional standing, business interests, or regulatory compliance. At JMW, our professional services solicitors support individuals and professional services firms through investigations, disputes and transitions to help them to protect what they’ve built and safeguard their future.
Our professional services team advises a broad range of professionals, including those working in law, accountancy, healthcare settings, consultancy and financial institutions. We also act for business owners, LLP members and trustees navigating serious allegations, commercial disputes or regulatory complaints.
We understand the high stakes involved in fitness to practise investigations, director disqualification proceedings, and disciplinary action taken by regulatory bodies. We also provide legal advice on structuring, partnership changes, acquisitions, employment contracts, and the resolution of disputes within professional practices and firms.
Whether you need a defence during an active investigation or support planning your next business move, our team of experienced lawyers offers clear, strategic advice to protect your professional and commercial interests.
To speak to one of JMW’s legal experts, call us on 0345 872 6666 or complete our online enquiry form.
Our Services for Regulated Professionals and Businesses
Our professional services solicitors provide legal advice across the full range of issues affecting regulated professionals, limited liability partnerships, and professional services businesses. We advise on matters involving fitness to practise, regulatory investigations, business restructuring and internal disputes and offer strategic guidance tailored to the specific pressures of regulated practice.
We assist clients across law firms, financial institutions, healthcare settings, consultancy partnerships, and other regulated sectors. Whether you are facing formal proceedings or taking steps to minimise legal risk within your organisation, we offer informed and commercially sensitive support.
JMW’s legal services for the professional services sector include:
Fitness to Practise and Regulatory Defence
We advise professionals subject to investigation by regulatory bodies such as the SRA, GDC, GMC, FCA, ACCA, ICAEW and others. Our experienced lawyers provide support through every stage of the process - including interim orders, disciplinary hearings and appeals - with a focus on protecting reputations and practising status.
Director and Trustee Liability
We represent directors and trustees under scrutiny from the Insolvency Service, HMRC, or other regulatory authorities. Our team provides legal advice on disqualification proceedings, fiduciary duties, breach allegations and business closure or insolvency risks.
Business Crime and Investigations
Our specialist lawyers act in cases involving financial crime, furlough fraud, tax investigations, health and safety breaches and CMA inquiries. We advise on dawn raids, enforcement action and reputational management to protect client interests.
We represent professional services firms and LLP members in internal disputes, including claims involving breach of contract, partner exits, business ownership disagreements and allegations of misconduct.
Corporate Structuring and Transactions
We advise on corporate governance, joint ventures, restructuring, employee ownership trusts, mergers and acquisitions, and the transition to or from alternative business structures. Our team also supports with due diligence and partner onboarding.
Employment and Practice Management
Our legal team advises on employment contracts, partnership agreements, and workplace issues within regulated environments, including disability discrimination and regulatory complaints linked to HR matters.
We work collaboratively with clients across the professional services sector to resolve issues efficiently and with discretion, and we are always focused on achieving a sustainable, commercially viable outcome.
Why Choose JMW?
JMW is a leading law firm with extensive experience advising professionals, partners and businesses across the UK’s professional services sector. Our team is known for its specialist knowledge, commercial insight and responsive, senior-level support in complex and sensitive matters.
We understand the pressure that comes with reputational exposure, regulatory scrutiny and high-value internal disputes. Many of the professionals we support are managing both personal and business risks at the same time, and trust us to protect their interests on both fronts.
Our wide range of specialisms and multidisciplinary team allow us to offer both fitness to practise representation and strategic business advice under one roof. From director disqualification defence to corporate transactions, employee ownership trusts and partner exit planning, our lawyers work across disciplines to provide coordinated, commercially realistic advice.
Our commitment to client service is reflected in our strong relationships: around 30% of our business comes from existing clients, many of whom lead some of the UK’s most successful professional services businesses. Over 70% of our work originates from recommendations and new clients choosing JMW for the first time.
We are ranked in the prestigious Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners guides across many key practice areas. Thanks to our industry-leading expertise and experience, we are ideally placed to support you in protecting your reputation, navigating change, and resolving disputes with confidence.
Meet the Team
Evan Wright is a Partner in JMW’s Business Crime and Regulation team and is dual qualified as a solicitor and barrister. He advises regulated professionals and corporate clients facing regulatory investigations, fitness to practise proceedings and serious allegations of misconduct. He regularly acts for solicitors, accountants, directors, trustees and medical professionals across a wide range of legal and disciplinary matters.
Evan represents clients before tribunals, regulators and the courts, and is known for his strategic insight and meticulous case preparation. His experience includes multi-jurisdictional fraud, FCA and SFO investigations, and complex fitness to practise cases involving the SRA, GDC, GMC, ICAEW and other regulatory bodies. He is recommended in The Legal 500 and is a recognised speaker and commentator on regulatory risk and professional defence.
Read more about Evan’s experiences and credentials.
Talk to Us
If you’re facing regulatory action, business-critical disputes, or serious legal risk as a regulated professional, director or business owner, we’re here to help. JMW’s team offers clear, strategic advice tailored to the professional services environment.
For discreet, expert legal support, call us on 0345 872 6666, or complete our online enquiry form and we’ll be in touch.
