Brian McDonnell

Partner, McDonnell Ellis

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Photo by Sebastian Pichler on Unsplash

Photo by Sebastian Pichler on Unsplash

Brian is recognised for providing practical advice to a wide range of financial services firms. He has over 20 years of experience, 12 years as a City law firm partner most recently as head of Financial Markets at Addleshaw Goddard. He is ranked by both Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading individual (Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory).

He has in-depth industry knowledge and has spent time as regulatory counsel at the London Stock Exchange and on secondment to Bank of America Merrill Lynch as the lawyer responsible for supporting MiFID implementation.

Brian is vice-chair of the City of London Law Society Regulatory Law Committee. He sits on the Lexis Financial Services Consulting Editorial Board. He is the UK legal advisor to the Association of International Life Offices.

Brian McDonnell is the Legal Expert on the following UK module:

UK Credit Unions and Building Societies

Alongside detailed explanations of authorisation requirements, internal controls and regulatory obligations derived from the FCA, PRA and FSMA 2000, the module emphasises financial crime controls, data protection, business continuity and consumer protection to help these organisations maintain robust operations in a complex financial environment.

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