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41st International Financial Law Conference

6 May - 8 May 2026

Session information

Impediments to an EU Capital Markets Union

Thursday 7 May (1600 - 1715)

Committee(s)

Banking & Financial Law Committee (Lead)
Securities and Capital Markets Committee (Lead)

Description

This panel will explore the prospects for an EU Capital Markets Union asking whether regulatory harmonisation failed and can succeed. The panellists will also focus on the legal and non-legal barriers (including regulatory, infrastructural, culture and mentality). In addition, it will be discussed whether the U.S. is rather a threat or an opportunity for the EU Capital Markets Union.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Gabriel Nunez	Uria Menendez, Madrid, Spain; Vice Chair, Securities and Capital Markets Committee
Paul Raade	Krogerus, Helsinki, Finland; Vice Chair, Market Regulation Subcommittee

Speakers

Dorothee Fischer-Appelt	Greenberg Traurig, London, England; Vice Chair, Equity Capital Markets Subcommittee
Antonia Netiv	NautaDutilh, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Vice Chair, Market Regulation Subcommittee
Francisco Uría	KMPG, Madrid, Spain

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