About Dr Michael Huertas LL.M., MBA
Qualification
- Solicitor, Senior Courts of England & Wales since 2011
- Solicitor, Ireland since 2011
- Established European lawyer (Frankfurt) since 2013
- Lawyer (Germany) since 2019
- Solicitor-Advocate – Senior Courts of England and Wales since 2019
- Lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management for “Consolidated Supervisory Law” on the Master of Financial Law course since 2019
- Lecturer at the Institute for Law and Finance of the Goethe University Frankfurt for “Law & Practice of International Capital Markets” for the LL.M. Finance and LL.M. International Finance since May 2016
- Law Society of Ireland – Certificate in Technology Law – 2020
Banking, Insurance and Investment law
Expertise
- EU and international financial service providers (banks, securities service providers, asset managers and insurance companies)
- FinTech companies including crypto asset service providers
- financial market infrastructure provider
Foreign Languages
Career
- Since July 2021: PwC Legal, Frankfurt am Main
- Until June 2021: Partner and Head of Practice Group Financial Institutions Regulatory for Europe at a global law firm, Frankfurt am Main
- 2020 Doctorate (PhD Laws) at Queen Mary, University of London- “Custody, Collateral and Client Money Regulation in the post-crisis world: a comparative study”
- Until 2018: Counsel at a global law firm, Frankfurt am Main
- Until 2017: Associate at a Magic Circle law firm, Frankfurt am Main and between Sep. 2014 to Sep 2015 – Secondment to the European Central Bank (DG-Legal), Frankfurt am Main
- Until 2013: Associate at a global US law firm, London
- 2012 MBA in Banking, University of London
- Until 2011: Solicitor with a global banking group, London
- Until 2009: Legal & Regulatory Consultant at a hedge fund compliance boutique, London
- Until 2008, LL.M. at BPP University Law School, London
- Until 2008, Legal Practice Course at BPP University Law School, London
- Until 2007, Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP University Law School, London
- Until 2006, Bachelor (Hons) International Business with French and Law, European Business School, London
