Michael is a partner in the firm's Financial Services Regulatory team and is based in the London office.

Michael has over 20 years' experience in the financial services sector having practiced at major international law firms in London and with several years of in-house experience at Citigroup where he provided legal advice to the trading floor and other parts of the business. Michael also has wide-ranging experience of banking and investment banking issues having worked for some years as Executive Director at the British Bankers Association where he led the negotiation of major European Directives such as the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the Market Abuse Directive on behalf of the banking industry in the UK. His deep understanding of financial services law and regulation includes a wide range of contacts within the Financial Services Authority and contacts with regulators across Europe and elsewhere.

Michael is a frequent speaker and commentator on financial regulation and has won awards for his work on financial services regulatory matters including, in particular, the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.

Michael's practical approach to financial services regulatory law is well-known and much valued, but he is also known for his intellectual understanding of the law having come top of his year in both his undergraduate degree and his LL.M at Cambridge University, taking first class honours on both occasions.

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