Edmund “Ed” Parker is the Master of the Company for 2024-2025.
Ed joined the Company as a Freeman in 2011, was granted Freedom of the City of London in 2012, and became a Liveryman the same year. He joined our Court as an Assistant in 2015.
He served as Chair of the Communications Committee from 2016 to 2023, and represented the Company in the Financial Services Group of Livery Companies from 2016 to 2022.
Ed’s leadership roles at the Company include Junior Warden (2022-23), Senior Warden (2023-24), and now Master (2024-25).
Ed is a distinguished solicitor specialising in derivatives. He is a partner and Global Head of Derivatives at the London office of Mayer Brown. He has previously served as the Firm’s London Head of Finance and on its Partnership Board and has been a partner at the Firm since 2007. He trained and qualified at Clifford Chance and was also an associate at the London offices of Sidley and Gide Loyrette Nouel.
A prolific writer, Ed is the industry’s most widely published lawyer on derivatives, with five acclaimed books to his name. His works include “Credit Derivatives: Documenting and Understanding Credit Derivative Products” and “Credit Derivatives: Understanding and Working with the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions.” His insights are frequently sought by the press and on television.
He is married to Panthea and has three children. He is also fluent in Spanish
Masters’ Theme: Gateways
At his Inauguration speech, the Master, Edmund Parker announced his theme of “Gateways”.
The Gateways theme has three prongs:
Gateway to Membership: this beckons our City of London solicitors to step through the threshold and join our ranks.
Gateway to Engagement: opening our door wider to our existing Freemen and Liverymen to help engage our membership.
Gateway to the Livery Movement: to extend the opportunity for our Liverymen and Freemen to explore the broader livery movement and the offerings of the City of London Law Society (CLLS). This is a portal to a world of tradition, intellectual excellence, and shared pursuits. Set out below are some of the upcoming events that our Liverymen and Freemen can access.
