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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Offices
30 ST MARY AXE
LONDON
EC3A 8AF
England
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Adam Skinner
Work Department
Regulatory
Position
Adam Skinner is a regulatory partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Adam has experience in financial regulation and funds matters, with a particular focus on the regulatory issues arising within the private investment fund industry.
Adam’s work includes interpretation of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) as well as the rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Adam also advises on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive amongst other European legislation and has assisted with the establishment of new investment businesses in the UK, and the management of regulatory issues in connection with transactions.
Career
2014 to present Kirkland & Ellis International LLP; 2011-2014 Jones Day
Education
BPP Law School (LPC 2009; Graduate Diploma in Law 2008); University College London (B.A., History 2006)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
Housing an ‘unrivalled bench of leading partners’, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP counts private equity firms, alternative investment funds, fund managers and investment advisers among its key roster of clients. Practice leader Lisa Cawley’s wide-ranging experience includes handling the financial services regulatory aspects of high-end transactions, while Julia Dixon advises clients on a range of regulatory mandates and compliance with UK and EU regulation. Adam Skinner focuses on regulatory issues arising within the private investment fund sector. Deirdre Haugh is another key contact in the group.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > TMT
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium