
Jane Howard
Jane has more than 25 years’ experience as a commercial litigator, with a particular focus on professional liability work for a wide range of leading professional firms where she looks after a full spectrum of legal needs including defending claims, advising on risk management and handling complex and highly sensitive regulatory (FRC) and disciplinary matters, both for individuals and firms. Jane has acted for more than two thirds of the top 20 firms (including three of the Big 4) and for 13 of the top 25 global networks and associations. Her full understanding of the issues faced by global networks extends to advising on all areas of governance and to working with clients to establish or remodel existing structures and/or in relation to mergers. Many of the matters Jane works on have an international or multi-jurisdictional dimension. · Keystone Law
About
Commercial litigator with more than 25 years’ experience focusing on professional liability work for leading professional firms, including defending claims, advising on risk management and handling complex regulatory (FRC) and disciplinary matters for individuals and firms. She has acted for more than two thirds of the top 20 firms (including three of the Big 4), for 13 of the top 25 global networks and associations, advises on governance and firm structures/mergers, and frequently handles matters with an international or multi-jurisdictional dimension; she qualified as a solicitor in 1992 and joined Keystone Law in 2023 after roles at Reed Smith, Gowling WLG, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain and Simmons & Simmons.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Admissions
- Solicitor, England & Wales (qualified 1992)