Michelle Kirschner
Partner, Macfarlanes LLP
Michelle works with asset managers and other (predominantly buy-side) financial institutions, including hedge fund managers, pension fund managers, private equity firms and private wealth managers at the most senior level, advising them on regulatory “hot topics” such as regulation of senior management (including SM&CR), corporate governance structures and conduct risk. She has extensive experience in advising clients on areas such as systems and controls, conduct of business and regulatory change management, including MiFID II, MAR, EMIR, and SFTR.
Michelle also advises broadly on the UK / European market abuse regimes, as well as anti-money laundering and terrorist financing requirements. Following the EU referendum, Michelle has spent considerable time advising regulated clients in relation to their options for conducting business in / into the EU following Brexit.
Michelle 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.
