Markus Cejka is a legal professional with extensive experience in Banking & Finance law. Currently serving as Counsel at Reed Smith LLP since October 2023, Markus previously held the same position at Simmons & Simmons from March 2023 to September 2023. Prior to that, Markus was an Associate at McDermott Will & Emery and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, contributing to various legal matters in the banking and finance sector. Notably, a tenure as Senior Associate at Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte GmbH spanned from September 2014 to August 2018. Markus also gained diverse legal experience as Legal Counsel on secondment to paysafecard.com and as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Vienna Court District. Markus began the legal career as a Legal Trainee at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz and participated as a Summer Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Academic credentials include a Master of Laws (LLM) in Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law from Cornell Law School and a Magister Iuris from the University of Vienna.