Philip Woodruff
Counsel
philip.woodruff@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Financial Services Regulatory
- Investment Management & Private Equity
- Global Investment Adviser Regulatory
- Fund Manager Transactions
Biography
Philip Woodruff is a counsel in the financial regulatory group. He advises on various aspects of UK and EU financial services regulation, particularly in relation to asset management activities. His experience includes:
- advising on the application of AIFMD in relation to fund structuring, transparency obligations and cross-border marketing.
- advising investment firms on the application of MiFID/MIFIR.
- advising on various disclosure and transparency obligations, including under SSR, EMIR, SFTR and the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
- advising on change of control issues applicable to regulated entities.
- advising on the impact of market abuse rules.
- advising on FCA rules applicable to UK authorized persons.
EducationL.P.C., College of Law, 2003
PGDL, College of Law, 2002
M.Phil., University of Oxford, 2014
B.A., University of Kent, 2000
L.P.C., College of Law, 2003
PGDL, College of Law, 2002
M.Phil., University of Oxford, 2014
B.A., University of Kent, 2000
Bar AdmissionsSolicitor, England and Wales
Solicitor, England and Wales