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 FCA Publishes Policy Statement on UK’s Commodity Derivatives Regulatory Framework Reform - (Posted On Friday, February 07, 2025) European Commission Clarifies Definition of 'ICT Services' under DORA - (Posted On Friday, January 31, 2025) European Commission Clarifies Definition of “ICT Services” under DORA - (Posted On Friday, January 31, 2025) FCA Consults on Second Phase of Enforcement Investigation Proposals - (Posted On Wednesday, January 22, 2025) DORA Takes Effect: Key Next Steps for Firms - (Posted On Monday, January 20, 2025) The EU’s ‘Great Re-Bundling’ – ESMA Consults on Changes to Research Rules for EU Managers - (Posted On Monday, December 02, 2024) UK Parliamentary Group Publishes “Hard-Hitting” Report on the FCA - (Posted On Wednesday, November 27, 2024) The SEC Adopts Rules Amending the Covered Clearing Agency Standards - (Posted On Tuesday, November 26, 2024) Counting Down to DORA Compliance: Recent Developments - (Posted On Thursday, October 24, 2024) Foreign Investment and National Security: Navigating Heightened Scrutiny of US, EU and UK Cross-Border Deals - (Posted On Wednesday, October 16, 2024) Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 2 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Trump Administration Releases Comprehensive AI Action Plan by: Jason M. Loring , Andrew R. Lee New California Privacy Regulations Passed by Board by: Alan L. Friel A Counterintuitive Approach to Winning Without Litigation: One-on-One with Haley Morrison [Video] by: Haley Morrison , George Carroll Whipple, III MIDYEAR LITIGATION REPORT: TCPA Class Actions Up Staggering 95.2% from 2024–Previously the Highest Year On Record by: Eric J. Troutman The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: A New Chapter in the UK’s Data Protection Framework by: Robert Lister Building an Exemption: California Construction Employers Allowed to Drug Test for Marijuana by: Kathryn J. Russo Extraterritorial Application of the DTSA: Recent Decision Continues to Develop “Act in Furtherance” Element by: Michael A. Brodlieb NYC Council Passes Bills Expanding Minimum Pay Protections to App-Based Grocery Delivery Workers by: Richard Greenberg , Douglas Klein FTC’s Proposed Budget Trims Staff by: E. John Steren , Patricia M. Wagner UK Information Commissioner Opens Consultation on its Approach to Regulating Online Advertising by: Carlton Daniel DOD Publishes 2025 Update on Critical PFAS Uses, Recommends Risk-Based Approach to Defining PFAS by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton What Employers Should Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) by: Hallie Aylesworth , Luke Bickel Health-e Law Episode 18: AI in Clinical Research: Opportunities, Risks, and the Road Ahead with Bill Kish and Dr. Brad Pruitt of Kenosha AI [Podcast] by: Sara Helene Shanti Competition and Consumer Law Round-Up: July 2025 by: Ayman Guirguis , James Gray California Supreme Court Holds That Lack of Jury Trial Right Is Insufficient to Reject Enforcement of Forum Selection Clause by: John P. Stigi III , Andrea N. Feathers Upcoming Events Jul 29 2025 Real Estate Lunch & Learn Series–Navigating Orderly Sales Jul 30 2025 Local Housing Development Incentives: What's Working? A Bi-Coastal Perspective Jul 31 2025 Critical Insights for App Owners: Mastering Privacy Compliance and Avoiding Class Actions Jul 31 2025 Financial Deregulation and the Law of Unintended Consequences Webinar Print