Capital Markets

Michael is Global Head of Capital Markets and a partner in the Derivatives and Structured Products Group in London.

Michael specialises in sophisticated financial products, including securitised, exchange traded and OTC derivatives, repackagings, investment fund products and financing, CDOs, and note and warrant programmes . Recent experience includes derivatives clearing, regulation and regulatory capital treatment (including the FIA CCP Risk Review), benchmarks , longevity derivatives, acting for the UK administrators of Lehman Brothers, ISDA on the drafting of the 2011 Equity Derivatives Definitions and Brexit and Eurozone matters.

2016 - Global board member of the Futures Industry Association2015 - Global Head of Capital Markets2008 - 2012 Global Knowledge and Learning Partner 2004 - 2007 Member of Linklaters' Diversity Committee 2002 - 2010 Head of Linklaters' Derivatives and Structured Products Practice 1996 - to date Partner, Linklaters1991 - 1996 Associate, Linklaters 1991    Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales 1988 - 1991 Legal Assistant, Linklaters 1987 - 1988 Pupil Barrister 1987    Called to the Bar of England and Wales

Board Member, FIA

1986 - 1987 Inns of Courts School of Law, London 1983 - 1986 Worcester College, Oxford University