Financial Services Practitioners

Annual Summer drinks & Prize Giving – June 5th

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The Financial Services Lawyers Association would like to invite you to our annual summer drinks and prize giving, hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright. The event will be open to all FSLA members and will serve as an opportunity to award prizes for our 2015 student essay competition judged by Eva Lomnicka, Justice Cranston and Tim Herrington.

Please register your interest below and we would kindly ask you to let us know should you no longer be able to attend.

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FSLA Christmas Drinks. 16th December from 6pm

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You are invited to join Richard Hitchcock QC, FSLA Secretary, for festive drinks at Outer Temple Chambers on Tuesday the 16 December 2014 from 6pm onwards.

This year’s guest speaker is Graham Nicholson, who will say a few words about his time as the Bank’s of England’s Chief Legal Adviser and an Adviser to the Governor, a role he has held since 2009. 

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Workshops: MiFID II – An Industry Perspective and Key Themes. 11 November 2014

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FSLA is pleased to announce our workshops event which will be held in the offices of  Arnold & Porter LLP on November 11th from 1:30 – 6pm.

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The first in our series of MIFID 2 workshops considering key themes in the new legislation. This workshop will focus on issues the industry see as likely to be particularly relevant in the legislation.

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Women in Financial Services: A Panel Discussion

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Women in Financial Services

Mayer Brown and FSLA would like to invite you to an evening panel discussion on Tuesday September 23rd, 6 – 8pm at the offices of Mayer Brown, 201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3AF.

Deborah Sabalot (Barrister and FSLA advisory board member) will chair discussions from a panel compromising:

  • Iona Levine (Barrister, Minerva Chambers and ex GC of LCH Clearnet)
  • Alex Carr (Of Counsel, Mayer Brown)
  • Huong Hauduc (‎Senior Director and Associate General Counsel – EMEA at CME Group)
  • Fiona Taylor (Director of European Policy, ISDA)
  • Caroline Dawson (Senior Associate, Clifford Chance)
  • Caroline Binham (Financial Times Legal Correspondent)

Panellists will share views and experiences as successful women in the financial services industry and on a range of current topics covering:

  • MiFID II
  • EMIR
  • Benchmark Regulation
  • Dodd-Frank

The event will be relaxed and discursive and discussions will be opened up to the floor for questions. Tea and coffee will be served from 6pm, with the panel discussion at 6:30 and drinks at 8pm.

If you wish to attend, please register your interest here.

We look forward to seeing you there.

FSLA EXCO

 

FSLA / Fountain Court Financial Services Summer Drinks

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Fountain Court Chambers and The Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA) are pleased to invite you to their summer drinks reception on Thursday, 31st July 2014 from 6pm.

The event hopes to bring together leading industry and legal professionals from across the financial services and banking sectors. Fountain Court’s Head of Chambers, Stephen Moriarty QC, will provide a welcome to guests and give his observations on the significant developments in the field of banking litigation from the past year.

The drinks will be hosted at The Sky Bar of The Grange Hotel, 10 Godliman Street, London, EC4V 5AJ.

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