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Bena Mara

Counsel · Bredin Prat

FranceFinancial Services Regulation, Banking & FinanceFrench, English, German

About

Counsel at Bredin Prat who heads the firm’s Financial Services and Insurance Regulation practice. She advises French and international financial services and insurance groups on regulatory matters — including authorisations and licences, fit‑and‑proper assessments, internal governance, prudential requirements, remuneration, resolution plans, cross‑border activities — and on regulatory aspects of public and private M&A; she also has expertise in Fintech and blockchain matters and has authored publications on these topics.

Practice areas

Financial Services RegulationBanking & FinanceInsuranceFintechCorporate / M&A

Office

Expertise

Financial Services RegulationInsurance RegulationFintech & BlockchainAuthorisations & LicensingPrudential Regulation & ResolutionRegulatory Aspects of M&ACorporate Governance & Fit-and-Proper AssessmentsCross-Border Regulatory Matters

Education

  • Master’s in Business and Tax Law, University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas (2012)
  • Double Maîtrise in French and German Business Law, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2011)
  • LL.M. in German Law, University of Cologne (2011)

Admissions

  • Paris Bar (2014)

Languages

FrenchEnglishGerman