Elisabeth has extensive experience of advising clients on UK and EU regulatory change, including in respect of MiFID II/MiFIR, market abuse (MAR/CSMAD), OTC derivatives (EMIR) and recovery and resolution planning and implementation.
Elisabeth advises investment banks, investment managers, market associations and brokers on financial services and regulatory issues, including the establishment, licensing and passporting of financial institutions, and compliance with ongoing conduct of business requirements.
In addition, Elisabeth advises clients on systems and controls, client money requirements, market abuse, payment services, prime brokerage, regulatory capital and custody services.
Elisabeth speaks Norwegian and English.
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- Advising several leading investment banks and other market participants on the implementation of MiFID II/MiFIR, including extra-territorial impacts.
- Advising a leading investment bank and a non-EU sovereign wealth fund on the implementation and impacts of the Market Abuse Regulation.
- Advising several leading investment banks on implementing changes to client assets and custody rules.
- Advising a global investment bank on the implementation of EMIR.
- Advising the Bank of England throughout the banking crisis, including on the Special Liquidity Scheme, the Discount Window Facility and the Asset Purchase Facility.
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2002–2003 LPC BPP Law School, London (Distinction)
1999–2002 LLB City University , London (First)
1996–2002 Cand. Mag. University of Oslo
- Professional qualifications
Solicitor, England and Wales
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