Anna Lawry
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Capital Markets: Derivatives
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About
Provided by Anna Lawry
Practice Areas
Anna is a partner in the asset management group. The focus of Anna’s practice is derivatives. She has over 15 years of experience in this area, advising on derivatives in all the major asset classes, whether OTC or on-exchange, and any associated ISDA, collateral, brokerage, clearing and custody arrangements.
Anna’s transactional work includes advising on hedging arrangements, synthetic investments and financings in the context of a broad range of banking and corporate transactions, often cross-border in nature. She is frequently engaged in helping clients to navigate the custody and insolvency risk inherent in their transactions and structures. An important part of Anna’s practice is advising on regulatory regimes affecting derivatives, securities transactions and structured products. Her clients include hedge and PE funds, asset managers, financial institutions and corporates.
Anna is an active participant in industry-association committees and working groups, and appointed outside counsel to a major asset management trade association’s European derivatives committee.
Chambers Review
UK
Anna Lawry of Ropes & Gray is recognised for her derivatives experience. She regularly represents investment management firms and private equity clients in equity and regulatory matters.