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Michelle M. Kirschner

Michelle
Kirschner

Partner

CONTACT INFO

mkirschner@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+44 (0)20 7071 4212

FAX:+44 (0)20 7070 9212

London

Telephone House, 2-4 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0HB United Kingdom

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PRACTICE

Financial Institutions Capital Markets Investment Funds Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Securities Enforcement Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Michelle Kirschner is an English law partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She advises a broad range of financial institutions, including investment managers, integrated investment banks, corporate finance boutiques, private fund managers and private wealth managers at the most senior level. Ms. Kirschner has a particular expertise in fintech businesses, having advised a number of fintech firms on regulatory perimeter issues.

Ms. Kirschner works closely with the Corporate team on financial services capital markets and M&A deals, in particular on investments by funds into regulated firms and related prudential issues.

Ms. Kirschner has extensive experience in advising clients on areas such as systems and controls, market abuse, conduct of business and regulatory change management, including MiFID II, MAR and Senior Managers & Certification Regime. Following the EU referendum, she has spent considerable time advising regulated clients in relation to their options for conducting business in / into the EU following Brexit.

Ms. Kirschner has particular experience in contentious regulatory matters, including acting as a section 166 skilled person under the Financial Services and Markets Act. She has also conducted internal investigations, in particular reviews of corporate governance and systems and controls in the context of EU and UK regulatory requirements and expectations.

Ms. Kirschner has been recognised by The Legal 500 UK 2021 for Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime.

EDUCATION

City University London - 2001 Bar Vocational Course

University of Birmingham - 2000 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

ADMISSIONS

England & Wales - Solicitor

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Publications - January 22, 2021 | Webcast: ESG for Private Fund Managers
Client Alert - January 21, 2021 | Urgent Clarification Sought by European Supervisory Authorities on the Application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
Publications - January 15, 2021 | Webcast: Brexit: The Christmas Eve Deal – Good or Bad for Business?
Client Alert - January 14, 2021 | UK Financial Services Regulation – 2020 Year-End Review
Client Alert - December 2, 2020 | UK Market Conduct – Avoiding Governance and Oversight Pitfalls
Client Alert - December 1, 2020 | Proposal to Publish LIBOR Beyond 2021
Client Alert - November 10, 2020 | FCA Fines Non-UK Asset Manager in the First UK Enforcement Action Taken under the Short Selling Regulation
Client Alert - November 3, 2020 | EU Sustainable Finance Framework Takes Shape for Private Fund Managers
Article - October 30, 2020 | Private equity in the UK (England and Wales): market and regulatory overview
Client Alert - July 23, 2020 | Senior Managers and Certification Regime: A Review and Next Steps for Firms
Client Alert - June 15, 2020 | European Market Infrastructure Regulation for Derivatives End-Users – A Shift in Responsibility for Reporting
Publications - June 9, 2020 | Webcast: Brexit – where we are now and what to expect next (Part 2)
Publications - June 2, 2020 | Webcast: Brexit – where we are now and what to expect next
Client Alert - May 28, 2020 | UK Financial Conduct Authority Outlines Expectations for Managing Enhanced Market Conduct Risks in the Context of the Pandemic
Publications - May 13, 2020 | Webcast: Managing regulatory and legal risk in financial services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Client Alert - May 11, 2020 | European Commission Launches Major AML Initiative
Client Alert - May 11, 2020 | COVID-19: UK Financial Conduct Authority Expectations on Financial Crime and Information Security
Client Alert - April 23, 2020 | COVID-19: Further Developments on the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Expectations of Solo-Regulated Firms
Client Alert - April 22, 2020 | COVID-19: Update on UK Financial Support Measures
Client Alert - April 14, 2020 | COVID-19: Regulatory Forbearance for Fund Annual Reports under EU AIFMD
Client Alert - April 6, 2020 | UK Government Schemes to Support Businesses during COVID-19 Disruption
Client Alert - April 6, 2020 | COVID-19: The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s expectations under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
Client Alert - April 1, 2020 | COVID 19: ESMA Suggests Regulatory Forbearance in Relation to Best Execution Reporting Deadlines
Client Alert - April 1, 2020 | COVID-19: UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Short Selling Notification Thresholds Amended
Client Alert - March 27, 2020 | COVID-19: UK Financial Support for Businesses through Purchases of Commercial Paper and Lending to SMEs
Client Alert - February 25, 2020 | Changes to Marketing Alternative Investment Funds in the EU
Publications - January 24, 2020 | Webcast: Challenges in Compliance and Corporate Governance
Client Alert - December 10, 2019 | Brexit – Reporting of Derivatives under EMIR
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