Ashurst expands European financial regulation and capital markets offering with partner hire in Milan
Global law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Luca Lo Pò as partner, based in Milan, in a further boost to the firm's European financial regulation and capital markets offering.
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.
Luca is dually-qualified to practice in Italy and England and Wales and will join with his team including senior lawyers Massimo Filippo Breviglieri and Marzia Laura Martinoli.
“Luca’s arrival fits perfectly with our strategy, which increasingly positions us as a true strategic partner for clients. Thanks to his expertise, we are strengthening our ability to assist clients across the entire regulatory lifecycle: from compliance analysis to the structuring of banking and financial products and services, from dealings with the authorities to regulatory implications in extraordinary transactions and their execution. This enables us to anticipate clients’ needs, accelerate time to market, provide execution certainty, and mitigate risks”, comments Milan Managing Partner, Michele Milanese.
Anne Grewlich, CEMEA Head of Global Loans and Markets said, “Welcoming Luca and his team marks another strong step in the continued growth and success of our European team, and it further accelerates the expansion of our global finance capability. With his cross-border experience, we are even better positioned to deliver seamless, integrated solutions to clients navigating complex regulatory and capital markets challenges in Europe and beyond. I’m delighted Luca and his team are joining Ashurst."
“I am delighted to join Ashurst to help grow the financial regulation and capital markets practice in Italy. For me and the team, Ashurst represents an extraordinary opportunity to combine our regulatory and capital markets expertise with a first class domestic and global platform, with strong synergies across practices such as tax, banking, structured finance, and project financing in Italy and abroad,” adds Luca Lo Pò. “Our priority will be to translate market complexity into clear, actionable solutions, supporting clients with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach that is rigorous in terms of risk management.”
Before joining Ashurst, Luca was the Italian and European head of the financial regulation and capital markets practice at another leading international firm.
