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Proskauer Rose LLP Offices

Proskauer Rose LLP
8 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4BQ
England
Visit website 020 7280 2000 020 7280 2001

John Verwey

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44.20.7280.2033 [email protected]

Work Department

Private Investment Funds

Position

John Verwey is a partner in Proskauer’s Private Funds Group. John advises on a wide number of regulatory issues at a national UK and European level, including firm authorisations, appointed representative arrangements, change in control, market abuse. He represents a variety of clients that range from small start-up fund managers to established global fund advisers and managers.

A particular area of focus for John is Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).  This includes advising on pre-marketing and marketing strategies for fund managers, advising on the Level One and Lever Two requirements under AIFMD and implementing UK rules and legislation, and advising on the organizational and conduct of business requirements under MiFID II.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory

Counting private asset managers, including private funds, hedge funds and portfolio managers, among its key roster of clients, Proskauer Rose LLP handles a range of matters concerning AIFMD, ESG, the impact of securitisation regulation on sovereign wealth funds, post-Brexit and fintech. Practice leader and private funds expert John Verwey gives clients ‘every confidence that no problem is insurmountable’. Amar Unadkat, who ‘provides clear and succinct advice on complex regulatory matters’, is another key contact in the group.

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