Luca Lo Pò

Luca has extensive experience advising banks, investment funds, financial intermediaries and other financial institutions on regulatory matters related to MiFID II, AIFMD and UCITS, Market Abuse regulation, Short Selling, banking (including CRR and CRD) and payment services regulation, AML and insurance.

His expertise also extends to financial markets and corporate finance transactions, where he has handled significant fund formation matters, equity capital markets transactions (such as IPOs and capital increases), M&A transactions involving/by regulated entities and listed companies, domestic and international issuances of bonds, structured products and subordinated debt securities, including AT1 and Tier 2 instruments.

Dual-qualified in both England and Wales as well as Italy, Luca is highly regarded for his expertise in financial regulation and capital markets and is frequently invited to speak at industry seminars and conferences. Luca is also ranked in the major legal directories for his expertise in financial regulation and capital markets.

Prior to joining Ashurst, Luca worked at the Listed Companies Supervision Division at the Italian Stock Exchange and at Italian and international law firms in London and Milan, where he has also served as Italian and European head of financial regulation.