UK (England & Wales)
Edward specialises in complex structured financings, particularly those with elements driven by regulatory or tax requirements. Edward also works with various financial institutions on prudential regulatory matters, such as advising on regulatory capital and liquidity requirements, bank ringfencing, and in relation to recovery and resolution planning.
Edward regularly advises insurers and pension schemes on the collateralisation and custodial aspects of longevity risk transfers, and has particular experience in both security and title transfer collateralisation arrangements.
Edward leads the firm’s initiative on artificial intelligence, and has been advising on the use of technology to enhance and optimise current legal processes.
Edward has led on many complex financings and regulatory issues. Highlights include advising:
Edward speaks regularly on Basel III, on artificial intelligence and the law, on Brexit and on the Eurozone crisis.
He has also written authoritatively on various subjects and his publications include:
“Legal Implications of the Greek debt crisis”, Eurozone Bulletin, Linklaters, June 2015
“Restoring confidence – The changing European banking landscape”, Linklaters, September 2014
“Brexit: potential implications for loan agreements”, Practical Law, April 2016
“Basel III and its Implications for Project Finance”, The Principles of Project Finance, Gower, 2012
Edward has a first class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Balliol College, Oxford University. He has also gained a master’s degree in Corporate and Commercial law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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