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Author: Lodewijk van Setten (Visiting Professor of Law, King's College London and Special Counsel, Covington & Burling)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.70cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 25.30cm
Weight: 0.732kg
ISBN: 9780199285013
ISBN 10: 0199285012
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 10 September 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Lodewijk van Setten has written an erudite and valuable contribution to the English law literature addressing this aspect of the financial services industry. Lawyers who encounter investment management every day or only rarely should have this work to hand Tim Plews, Partner, Co-Head, Financial Services Practice, Clifford Chance,London If you are a lawyer interested in investment, whether for yourself or your clients (and what lawyer isn't?)...Van Stetten's work of legal reference will certainly capture your attention from the outset Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers An absolutely fabulous book. This is, without a doubt, the best work in th this important area that I have ever read. Every practitioner faces on a daily basis in a concise, complete and referenced form with a thoughtful analysis of the issues in the two most important jurisdictions. It imparts wisdom and pragmatic assistance. I will keep it as my favourite, handy, reference. Philip Harris, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
An absolutely fabulous book. This is, without a doubt, the best work in th this important area that I have ever read. Every practitioner faces on a daily basis in a concise, complete and referenced form with a thoughtful analysis of the issues in the two most important jurisdictions. It imparts wisdom and pragmatic assistance. I will keep it as my favourite, handy, reference. * Philip Harris, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP * If you are a lawyer interested in investment, whether for yourself or your clients (and what lawyer isn't?)...Van Stetten's work of legal reference will certainly capture your attention from the outset * Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers * Lodewijk van Setten has written an erudite and valuable contribution to the English law literature addressing this aspect of the financial services industry. Lawyers who encounter investment management every day or only rarely should have this work to hand * Tim Plews, Partner, Co-Head, Financial Services Practice, Clifford Chance,London *
Author Information
Lodewijk van Setten is International Counsel and Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management in London. He has wide-ranging experience in advising financial institutions and institutional investors on all legal and regulatory aspects of transactions in the financial markets. He regularly publishes on these matters and teaches on the topic of financial markets at King's College, University of London, where he is a visiting professor. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he held positions in private practice in The Netherlands and the UK, and he was European Counsel of State Street Global Advisors. Professor Van Setten holds an LLB and a PhD from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, and an LLM from Duke University, NC, USA, where he was a Special Staff Editor of the Duke Journal of Comparative International Law. He was admitted as advocaat in The Netherlands in 1993, as attorney-at-law in the State of New York in 1994, and as solicitor in England and Wales in 2002. Before joining Covington & Burling, Lodewijk served as director and European Counsel for State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the U.S. based institutional investment manager, in London. At SSgA, he was responsible for the legal support of all aspects of SSgA's institutional investment business in Europe. Prior to joining SSgA, he worked as a banking and securities lawyer for a leading international law firm in Amsterdam. Lodewijk holds an LL.B and a Ph.D (Thesis: Private rights of action against broker-dealers and investor protection) from the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands) and an LL.M from Duke University (U.S.), where he was a Special Staff Editor of the Duke Journal of Comparative International Law. He regularly publishes on various topics relating to transactions in the financial markets and teaches these topics in the graduate programme at King's College (London), where he is a Visiting Professor. He was admitted as advocaat in the Netherlands in 1993, as attorney at law in the state of New York in 1994, and as solicitor in England and Wales in 2002.
