On July 12, 2023, Nikhil Rathi, the CEO of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) delivered a speech on the FCA’s regulatory approach to Big Tech and Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). Below are some of the key points discussed at the event:

  • The Role of “Big Tech”
  • AI and Market Integrity
  • AI Opportunities
  • The Way Forward

Read the full alert here.

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Tags: artificial intelligence, Big Tech, compliance, European Regulation, financial services, market integrity, regulatory, technology law trends, UK's Financial Conduct Authority
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John Verwey is a Regulatory partner and a member of the Firm’s Private Capital industry group.

John advises on financial services regulatory matters at a national UK and European level. He specializes in advising investment firms, including venture, private equity, credit, and hedge…

John Verwey is a Regulatory partner and a member of the Firm’s Private Capital industry group.

John advises on financial services regulatory matters at a national UK and European level. He specializes in advising investment firms, including venture, private equity, credit, and hedge fund managers as well as institutional managers and advisers, on all aspects of the UK and EU regulatory regimes.

Another key area of focus is advising clients in the financial services sector on mergers and acquisitions, re-organisations and associated regulatory approvals.

John represents a variety of clients that range from small start-up fund managers to established global fund advisers and managers. In The Legal 500, John is noted as “an all-rounder who gets into the details and manages client expectations on navigating tricky regulatory requirements”.

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Oliver Howley is a partner in Proskauer’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group. He is a trusted advisor to businesses in the technology, manufacturing, sports and financial services sectors, providing valued input on IP, technology and data-related strategies and transactions.

Oliver is a multi-specialist…

Oliver Howley is a partner in Proskauer’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group. He is a trusted advisor to businesses in the technology, manufacturing, sports and financial services sectors, providing valued input on IP, technology and data-related strategies and transactions.

Oliver is a multi-specialist, with a day-to-day practice covering commercial contracts, IP, technology and data protection work. He regularly advises on the structuring and terms of contracts relating to the creation, licensing and monetisation of technology and data products, with a particular focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence systems. He also has extensive experience in advising on the IP, technology, data and carve-out aspects of corporate transactions (including joint ventures, acquisitions, disposals and investments) and on sponsorship, image rights and endorsement deals in the sports sector.

Oliver has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in The Legal 500 for consecutive years. Recent professional directories note that “no matter how complex the landscape, no detail escapes [Oliver’s] attention” and that his “logical… and forensic analytical approach make him a force to be reckoned with”. He also receives praise for his commercial contracts work and “niche in robotics and artificial intelligence”.

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Sulaiman Malik is an associate in the Corporate Department and a member of the Private Funds Group.

Sulaiman advises clients on a range of UK and international financial regulation. He advises private equity funds, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and other asset managers…

Sulaiman Malik is an associate in the Corporate Department and a member of the Private Funds Group.

Sulaiman advises clients on a range of UK and international financial regulation. He advises private equity funds, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and other asset managers, as well as banks, FinTechs, broker-dealers and governments.

Prior to joining Proskauer, Sulaiman trained at Simmons & Simmons in London, where he was seconded to Brevan Howard. He has also spent time at the UK’s Ministry of Justice and as an adviser to the Mayor of Brisbane, in Australia.

Sulaiman is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. He previously worked at Rare, a market-leading diversity consultancy, and provides pro bono legal advice to a range of community and civil rights organizations.

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Michael is an associate in the Private Funds Group in the Corporate Department.

Michael advises clients on a variety of regulatory issues both from a UK and European perspective. He also helps clients on fund related transactions. His clients include private equity firms…

Michael is an associate in the Private Funds Group in the Corporate Department.

Michael advises clients on a variety of regulatory issues both from a UK and European perspective. He also helps clients on fund related transactions. His clients include private equity firms, investment managers, FinTech companies and wealth management businesses.

He is dual-qualified as a German lawyer (“Rechtsanwalt”) and Solicitor of England and Wales and previously was in-house counsel at Deutsche Bank.

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