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Daniel is a senior counsel - knowledge in our Financial Services Regulatory Group.
He is responsible for the firm's financial services know-how and training requirements, which include assisting colleagues with ad hoc queries, maintaining core know-how, horizon scanning, producing thought leadership content, preparing technical briefings for clients, delivering training to clients and colleagues, engaging with trade bodies and policymakers, speaking at client events such as seminars and webinars, and designing knowledge initiatives to support regulatory change projects.
He has specialised in financial services law and regulation since 2008 and has significant experience advising businesses in the investment, banking, insurance and payments sectors on UK and EU regulatory requirements, as well as advising non-financial institutions on how regulation may impact their activities. In addition to spending time on secondment to a global financial institution, Daniel has worked at the regulator, where he gained practical insights into the implementation of policy proposals.
Daniel is a core member of the firm's digital assets and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) groups and delivers the Investment Association's introductory ESG and TCFD training programmes. He also participates in the Climate Financial Risk Forum.
Since 2013 | Senior Counsel - Knowledge, Taylor Wessing |
2019 - 2023 | Senior Professional Support Lawyer, Taylor Wessing |
2017 - 2019 | Senior Associate, King & Spalding |
2015 - 2016 | Senior Associate, Financial Conduct Authority |
2011 - 2014 | Senior Associate, Mayer Brown |
2008 - 2011 | Associate, SJ Berwin |
2003 | PGDL and LPC, BPP Law School |
2001 | BA Hons Oriental Studies, Oxford University |
Eurocrowd professional member |
English |
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Transforming how data is collected from the UK financial sector
Daniel Hirschfield looks at the joint data transformation programme, which is being led by the UK's financial regulators to transform how data is collected from the UK financial sector.
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Financial services matters - September 2023
by Charlotte Hill and Daniel Hirschfield
Financial services matters - August 2023
by Charlotte Hill and Daniel Hirschfield
MiCA: Landmark EU crypto regulation approved
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