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Brian McDonnell

Brian is a founder partner of McDonnell Ellis LLP, the UK's only specialist financial services law firm, working with a range of financial services firms and law firms without sufficient FS regulatory expertise. · McDonnell Ellis LLP

EnglandFinancial Services, Banking & FinanceEnglish, French (Conversational)

About

Founder partner of McDonnell Ellis LLP, the UK's specialist financial services law firm, advising a range of financial services firms and law firms on regulatory and non-contentious financial services matters. His practice covers banking, wholesale financial services, funds and payments and a wide range of regulatory issues including client money/CASS, payments/E-money, systems and controls, SMCR/governance, PRA/FCA handbook queries, derivatives/EMIR, MiFIDPRU/bank capital, cryptoasset/tokenisation, AML, financial promotions and regulatory authorisations.

Practice areas

Financial ServicesBanking & FinanceRegulatoryPaymentsFundsCorporate / M&AFinTech & CryptoCompliance

Office

Expertise

BankingWholesale Financial ServicesPayments & E‑moneyFunds & AIFMDDerivatives & EMIRCryptoassets & TokenisationClient Money / CASSRegulatory Authorisations & SMCRAnti‑Money Laundering

Education

  • London Oratory School
  • University of Oxford

Languages

EnglishFrench (Conversational)