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Investment Management Firm of the Year – UK
FIT Legal Solutions was founded by Edyta and is a boutique legal and business
advisory consultancy that supports asset managers, asset allocators and hedge funds
globally. Edyta is also a founder and creator of Derivatives Lab, a pioneering digital
educational platform sharing knowledge about the banking and finance industry. The
firm, born out of over a decade of buy-side and sell-side experience, provides bespoke
derivatives documentation and business consulting solutions to market participants
globally.
The services deliver trading and commercial solutions, as well as industry best
practices, always bearing in mind client’s business strategies and objectives. The firm’s
team of highly experienced experts offer a unique, holistic approach from a hedge fund
/ asset management perspective across a wide range of fund structures, strategies and
products.
With FIT Legal Solutions proving highly successful over its first four years, Derivatives
Lab was launched. One of the first of its kind, Derivatives Lab is an online educational
resource created for all those currently working in or interested in the derivatives
industry and keen to gain unique knowledge about the legal banking and finance field.
This free online content offers access to a wealth of know-how and advice on how to
negotiate derivatives documentation and step-by-step, real and tested strategies to
excel in your career in this industry.
Derivatives Lab is launching its first live course about negotiating the ISDA Master
Agreement in September this year. There’s a waiting list for those interested in enrolling
on the ISDA Lab course and people are being encouraged to sign up via
https://courses.derivativeslab.co.uk as spaces are limited and filling up fast.
Edyta Knizewska www.linkedin.com/in/edyta-knizewska/ is a Polish-born lawyer who is
qualified to practice in England and Ireland. A legal and business consultant who has
worked with high profile asset and investment management firms, FTSE 100
companies and broker dealers, Edyta has built up a vast network with brokers, asset
managers, institutional investors and service providers.
Edyta started her law career in 2006 at a local Plymouth law firm, Foot Anstey in
Commercial Litigation. Plymouth was where Edyta was studying having won an
international scholarship. After a year out to travel, and with some litigation and
corporate experience in banking industry, Edyta was open to new opportunities and
came across a niche of lawyers in London specialising in trading agreements and
derivatives negotiations. This specialist role excited her and becoming a legal counsel
working for a global investment bank was Edyta’s next career move.