This Emerging Issues video is the first in a series about Brexit—the June 2016 referendum in which the UK electorate voted to leave the EU. In it, John Ahern, partner in Jones Day's Financial Institutions Litigation & Regulation Practice, and Bob Graves, practice leader of the Firm's Banking & Finance Practice, discuss the UK's exit from the EU, including what impact it will have on London as a financial center, how passporting will play into access within the EU, and the post-Brexit market opportunities for London and the UK.

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