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Ms Ezra Zahabi
Work Department
Partner; Financial Regulatory
Position
Ezra Zahabi is a partner in Akin’s financial regulatory group. She advises on relevant developments and considerations regarding changes to the UK and EU financial regulatory framework, particularly with regard to the UK financial services regulatory framework, including the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, the rules of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the EU legislative and regulatory framework, including MiFID II; AIFMD; the Market Abuse Regulation; EMIR; the revised Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II) and the new EU ESG rules. Ezra counsels investment managers across strategies and geographies on regulatory compliance and provides strategic advice in connection with new or forthcoming regulatory requirements, including trading queries; market abuse and market conduct issues; interactions with regulatory authorities, regulatory applications and approvals; fund marketing and distribution; regulatory issues relating to the structuring of investment advisory platforms, and remuneration.
To learn more about Ms, Zahabi, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/ezra-zahabi.html
Memberships
Member, 100 Women in Finance; Member, Alternative Investment Management Association.
Education
PLC, BPP Law School, England, 2005; PGDL, BPP Law School, England, 2004; B.A., University of London, SOAS, 2002.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
(Next Generation Partners)Praised for its ‘stellar all-round service’, Akin advises investment managers on regulatory commitments and requirements, including the full spectrum of related UK and EU financial services legislation, with demonstrable experience in handling ESG initiatives. Practice leader Ezra Zahabi has ‘impeccable knowledge’ in matters concerning regulatory compliance, fund structuring, market abuse and market conduct, in addition to structuring investment management and advisory platforms.
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
Investigations conducted, and disciplinary action proposed by the FCA are the primary focus at Akin, which is instructed by a core client base of investment and hedge funds, as well as C-suite individuals. Helen Marshall leads the team with a ‘very strong track record‘, supported by seasoned practitioner Ezra Zahabi.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Financial services: contentious London > Corporate and commercial
- Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Finance > Acquisition finance