Keith Blizzard - Barrister

Keith was called to the Bar in 1997. In his over twenty year career, he has also worked in-house for global financial services institutions and service providers as a specialist in financial services law and regulation. His experience includes global banking and capital markets, particularly financial derivatives, structured finance and securitisations and large ticket lending. His current focus is on the forthcoming CRD VI implementation and the U.S. Treasury Securities Clearing Mandate. He is an experienced adviser and contract negotiator with strong commercial acumen and an understanding of client requirements.

His strengths include familiarity with market documentation including ISDAs, GMRAs, ISLAs, LMA loan agreements and public offering documents. His previous regulatory experience includes EMIR, LIBOR, Brexit, payment services and e-money as well as fitness and probity requirements. He also has experience of consumer regulation and ombudsman cases.