Partner, Investment Management, Schulte Roth & Zabel

Concentrates on a range of UK financial services regulatory matters, including the impact of EU directives and regulations.

Anna advises on all aspects of the establishment and operation of FCA-regulated businesses in the United Kingdom, as well as trading on UK and EU markets.

She frequently participates in industry working groups in connection with new and emerging regulatory initiatives, and has advised asset managers on several key pieces of recent EU legislation (including GDPR, Short Selling Regulation, AIFMD, MiFID II, MAR, EMIR, SFTR and Securitisation Regulation).

Anna also often assists clients with the design of their compliance policies and procedures, internal investigations and staff training.

She is recognized as a “Leading Individual” in The Legal 500 UK in Investment Fund Formation and Management – Hedge Funds and a “Recommended” lawyer in Financial Services: Non-Contentious Regulatory. An interviewee described her as “excellent – highly responsive, well informed and pragmatic in her advice, and a pleasure to work with.” Anna has also been named among the world’s “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” by The Hedge Fund Journal.

She frequently speaks and writes on topics related to her areas of experience. For the past three years, she has co-authored the UK chapter in the Chambers Alternative Funds Guide – a guide examining key industry trends and regulatory and tax matters impacting funds, managers and investors.

Anna has also worked with AIMA to produce MiFID2 – A Guide for Investment Managers and authored the “Insider Trading Law in the United Kingdom” chapter in the Insider Trading Law and Compliance Answer Book (Practising Law Institute).

Her recent speaking engagements have addressed topics such as market abuse, insider dealing, best practices for electronic communications and MiFID II.