Katten Muchin Rosenman has appointed Alice Bell as a partner in the firm’s Financial Markets and Funds (FMF) group.
Katten Muchin Rosenman has appointed Alice Bell as a partner in the firm’s Financial Markets and Funds (FMF) group.
Bell started her legal career with Katten UK. After a decade away, she rejoins the firm with experience advising investment managers, funds, banks and other financial institutions on a variety of UK and EU regulatory matters including regulation affecting asset managers, such MiFID II, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), and the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR).
Bell’s experience covers the full lifecycle of a fund, from structuring and authorisation to fund documents, marketing materials and service provider contracts, and compliance policies and procedures. She has advised extensively on the international distribution of funds and the provision of cross-border services.
Bell also advises on perimeter guidance, the establishment of financial services businesses in the UK and related FCA rules on marketing, trading, conduct and governance, delegation, and outsourcing. She joins the London team after the recent addition of Chris Harrison to the Capital Markets group there.