Ms Ezra Zahabi > Akin > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Akin
EIGHTH FLOOR
TEN BISHOPS SQUARE
LONDON
E1 6EG
England
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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)

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Praised for its ‘excellent expertise and responsiveness’, Akin acts for leading investment managers on a broad range of mandates concerning MiFID II, AIFMD, the Market Abuse Regulation and EMIR, in addition to SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation. ‘An expert in the field’, Ezra Zahabi leads the team and advises on regulatory compliance, fund structuring, market abuse and market conduct matters. Suley Siddiqui is another key contact in the group.