Law firms Switching sides: HSF’s London litigation head Parkes lands FCA job Legal Business · 21 September 2015 · 2 min read Legal regulation Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF) London litigation head Tim Parkes will leave the firm at the end of the year to take over as chairman of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory decisions committee.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘The merger is working’ – HSF Kramer on its US corporate pushLaw firmsWill Lewallen27 Mar 2026Trading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresLaw firmsEliza Winter25 Mar 2026HSF Kramer picks up three-partner corporate team from Paul Hastings in New YorkLaw firmsWill Lewallen24 Mar 2026‘Bolder, pragmatic, more proactive’: Regulators bare teeth, but will they bite?Law firmsHolly McKechnie16 Feb 2024‘A timely reminder’: SDT issues joint highest-ever fine in anti-money laundering crackdownLaw firmsHolly McKechnie15 Jan 2024‘It sits squarely in the SFO’s wheelhouse’: criminal investigation launched into Axiom Ince as regulators and ex-employees grapple with aftermathLaw firmsHolly McKechnie12 Dec 2023Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025