41st International Financial Law Conference
6 May - 8 May 2026
Session information
Short-selling and cross-border investigations – lack of standardised approach across markets
Friday 8 May (1400 - 1515)
Committee(s)
Banking & Financial Law Committee
(Lead)
Securities and Capital Markets Committee
(Lead)
Description
This panel will discuss how short selling is regulated across various jurisdictions and which regulatory approaches are most effective. The panellists will also explore short attacks and how one can defend against them and how one can distinguish genuine research reports from misleading attacks. Further the panel will discuss how regulators decide whether to investigate the short seller or the target company and why do they often get it wrong, also focusing on the challenges caused by regulatory fragmentation and variation.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Massimiliano Danusso | BonelliErede, London, England; Vice Chair, Debt Capital Markets Subcommittee |
| Simon Link | Hengeler Mueller, Munich, Germany; Chair, Securities and Capital Markets in M&A Subcommittee |
Speakers
| Jaime Alonso Gallo | Uria Menendez, Madrid, Spain |
| Mara James | Brunswick Group Advisory Ltd, London, England |
| John Robinson | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York, USA |