Akin Gump financial regulatory partner Christopher Leonard participated in a post-Brexit briefing held by the Legatum Institute's Special Trade Commission on "how the UK's vibrant financial services sector can be best served in the Brexit negotiations with Europe."
The roundtable was led by Steve Baker, MP and Treasury Select Committee member. Shanker Singham, chairman of the Legatum Institute Special Trade Commission, also participated.
The principal topics covered were: the necessity of membership in the EU's single market, the difference between "membership" in the European Economic Area and "access" to it, the nature of the financial sector's need and the minimum level of access it needs to the single market, financial sector opportunities for the U.K. globally rather than regionally through the EU, and the prospects for Brussels' and the European Commission's antagonism through the Brexit process.
To listen to a recording of the full roundtable, please click here.
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