Alan Linning

Alan Linning joined the DFSA on 16 July 2025, as Managing Director, Enforcement. Mr Linning brings over three decades of extensive legal, regulatory, and enforcement experience to the DFSA, having worked across a broad spectrum of complex financial regulation, enforcement action, and compliance matters within global financial markets.

Prior to joining the DFSA, Mr Linning held various senior positions within top-tier regulatory bodies and law firms, where he held high-profile investigations and contributed to shaping policy and strategy in financial enforcement.

He was most recently a Partner in Litigation and Dispute Resolution at Mayer Brown in Hong Kong. Previously he spent eight years as Partner, Head of Disputes and Regulatory at Sidley Austin. Prior to this, he was Executive Director of Enforcement at Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission.

Mr Linning holds a Law degree from the University of Edinburgh.