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Charlotte Witherington

Charlotte Witherington

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Charlotte is head of the UK Financial Services Regulatory Group with over a decade of experience advising clients on a broad range of financial services matters. 

Charlotte acts for investment banks, asset managers, private equity sponsors, FinTechs and corporates. She helps clients navigate the latest regulatory developments, partners with clients on strategic transformational projects and guides clients through complex regulatory perimeter issues. Charlotte has particular expertise in the intersection of technology and traditional financial services, having advised extensively on payments, crypto assets, digital currencies and artificial intelligence. 

Charlotte has completed two secondments at J.P. Morgan.  Charlotte is the firm’s relationship partner for a major global investment bank and one of the world’s biggest payment firms. 

She is an international practitioner, dual-qualified (England and Wales and New York), and speaks English, German and Mandarin.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Banking & finance
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
Artificial intelligence
Financial services regulatory
Investment funds
Compliance

Sectors

Financial institutions & insurance
Technology, media & communications

CV

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2023 Trainee, Associate, Senior associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
2013 Solicitor, England and Wales
2012 Attorney-at-law, New York
2011 Legal Practice Course, BPP
2010 LLM in Corporate law, New York University School of Law
2009 BA (Hons) in Jurisprudence, Oxford University, St Hilda's College

Career

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2023 Trainee, Associate, Senior associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Education

2013 Solicitor, England and Wales
2012 Attorney-at-law, New York
2011 Legal Practice Course, BPP
2010 LLM in Corporate law, New York University School of Law
2009 BA (Hons) in Jurisprudence, Oxford University, St Hilda's College

Additional languages

German Mandarin

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