Damian Carolan

Practice Areas

Damian advises financial institutions on national and international regulations, with a particular focus on derivatives and securities regulation and the development of new markets and clearing settlement systems.

He regularly advises banks on regulatory reform, including changes to custody requirements, payment systems and the authorisation processes to open new branches and subsidiaries. Damian has assisted industry associations with developing standard form documentation and submitting responses to consultations with regulators. He is also a leading legal and regulatory expert in financial market infrastructure and has been involved in a variety of innovative bank and infrastructure projects as digital assets and distributed ledger technology become an ever more important part of the financial landscape.