Ciara McBrienAssociate Katten Websitekatten.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail44 (0) 20 7770 5231 Professional Biography Ciara McBrien is an associate in the Financial Markets and Funds practice. Practices Financial Markets and Funds Industries Finance and Financial Markets Education BPP Law School, London, LPC University of Birmingham, LLB Bar Admissions England and Wales More Legal and Business Bylines From Ciara McBrien ESAs Publish Guide on Oversight of Critical ICT Third-Party Service Providers under DORA - (Posted On Tuesday, August 19, 2025) Bank of England Consults on Regulatory Framework for CCPs - (Posted On Friday, August 15, 2025) Recent Developments to UK EMIR Reporting Requirements - (Posted On Wednesday, August 13, 2025) FCA Opens UK Retail Access to Crypto Exchange Traded Notes - (Posted On Thursday, August 07, 2025) UK Ancillary Activities Exemption Proposals Published for Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances - (Posted On Wednesday, July 30, 2025) FCA Launches Consultation Paper on the UK SI Framework for Bonds and Derivatives and Discussion Paper on Equity Markets - (Posted On Wednesday, July 23, 2025) DORA Delegated Regulation on Threat-Led Penetration Testing Published in Official Journal - (Posted On Monday, June 30, 2025) FCA Consults on Proposals for Stablecoin Issuance and Cryptoasset Custody - (Posted On Monday, June 16, 2025) UK Cryptoassets: Draft Legislation and FCA Discussion Paper Published - (Posted On Monday, May 05, 2025) Replacing UK PRIIPs: FCA Consults on Further Proposals for Consumer Composite Investments - (Posted On Monday, April 28, 2025) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law by: Richard A. Friedman Delaware Recognizes Constitutional Rights of Young Adults by: Francis G.X. Pileggi Did the Eleventh Circuit Just Open the Door to Potential Extraterritorial Application of California’s Noncompete Ban? by: Katelynn M. Williams Big Law Redefined: Immigration Insights Episode 16 | UK Immigration in a Post-Brexit World: What Employers Need to Know [Podcast] by: Kate Kalmykov The High-Stakes Game of AI Trade Secrets and Congress’s Next Move by: Baldassare Vinti Oregon’s Paid Sick Leave Law Expands in 2026 To Cover Blood Donation by: Mark A. Crabtree , Kevin M. Coles Did the Fifth Circuit Just Render the NLRB Helpless to Enforce Its Own Laws? by: Christopher G. Ward DOJ Begins Issuing Demand Letters to Contractors Under New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative by: Guy Brenner , Olympia Karageorgiou Seeking Compensation for Wrongful Death in Michigan by: Lawrence J. Buckfire Home Care Agencies and Their Clients Could Get Relief Through DOL Proposal to Reinstate Companionship, Live-In Exemptions by: Justin R. Barnes , Michaelle L. Baumert Appellate Court Gives Go-Ahead for 340B Contract Pharmacy Insulin Pricing Suit to Proceed by: Yelena (Lena) Greenberg WVDEP Proposes Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification for New Corps of Engineers Expedited Permitting Mechanisms for Energy-Related Projects by: Christopher B. (Kip) Power , Mackenzie M. Moyer The Impact of the New Jersey Mansion Tax Bill by: Blank Rome LLP Weekly Bankruptcy Alert September 2, 2025 (For the Week Ending August 31, 2025) by: Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Executive Order 14319: Implications for A.I. Use in the Workplace by: Guy Brenner Upcoming Events Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Oct 20-21 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - California Print