Sushil Kuner is a Financial Services Regulatory lawyer and joined Gowling WLG in July 2018, having spent eight years working in a range of senior roles within the Supervision and Enforcement Divisions of the Financial Conduct Authority. She is Head of Gowling WLG's FinTech Accelerator Group and is named as a 'Rising Star' by the Legal 500 for Financial Services Regulation and a key lawyer in FinTech.

Clients truly benefit from Sushil's unparalleled insight into the operations, decision-making and strategic priorities of the UK's financial regulator and her ability to help clients navigate sensitive discussions with regulators. She is recognised for providing pragmatic advice in the most complex situations.

During her time in Supervision, Sushil led on high profile Consumer Research programmes and led on multiple firm visits and thematic reviews. She was one of the FCA's 'Skilled Persons Champions' and oversaw large scale redress and remediation exercises involving millions of banking customers following suitability of advice failings. Sushil was also a case lawyer and lead Investigator in the FCA's Enforcement Division and project managed several high profile investigations against both individuals and institutions.

Sushil advises clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious issues, has a particular interest in FinTech (including cryptoassets), ESG and AI, and is passionate about the FCA's Diversity and Inclusion and Culture agendas. She regularly appears as a commentator in the media, including the FT, The Guardian, The Lawyer Magazine, UK Tech News and Lexis Nexis, and has authored chapters for a number of leading legal texts.