Chris Poon

• regulatory authorization, systems and controls, conduct of business and reporting requirements (e.g., MIFID II, FCA rules);
• investment funds and fund management (e.g., EU fund marketing under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), European Venture Capital Funds (EuVECA) and European social entrepreneurship funds (EuSEF));
• EU market abuse framework (e.g., Market Abuse Regulation (MAR));
• short selling requirements (e.g., Short Selling Regulation (SSR));
• derivative regulation (e.g., European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR));
• securities financing transaction regulation (SFTR); and
• securitization regulation

 Chris has advised on a number of multijurisdictional regulatory projects for leading international financial institutions, including in relation to fund launches, business establishment, group restructurings and Brexit planning.