Katie Fry-Paul

Katie is an associate in the Financial Services Regulatory group, and advises on a broad range of EU and domestic financial services regulations. She has particular expertise in advising e-commerce firms on the regulatory perimeter, and the impact of financial services regulation on non-financial firms.

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Career

Since 2019	Associate, Taylor Wessing LLP
2017 - 2019	Trainee Solicitor, RPC
2009 - 2017	Officer, the British Army

Education

2019	Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2017	Diploma in Strategic Leadership and Management, Chartered Management Institute
2017	Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School

2016	Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School
2009	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
2006	MSci in Physics, University of Durham

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Memberships & Associations

Chartered Management Institute
Financial Services Lawyers Association
Eurocrowd professional member

Expertise

Services and Groups Banking & finance Financial services regulatory

Sectors Financial institutions & insurance Technology, media & communications Cryptoassets, blockchain and distributed ledger technology

Experience

Vinted become latest European Unicorn after closing EUR128 million Series E round financing

Vinted, Europe's largest online international C2C marketplace dedicated to second-hand fashion, on its EUR128 million Series E round financing which values the company at over EUR1 billion.The round was led by new investor Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from existing backers including Sprints Capital, Insight Venture Partners, Accel and Burda Principal Investments.

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2023

Financial services (non-contentious/regulatory) - Ranked: ‘Katie Fry-Paul has an extensive knowledge within financial law. She delivers excellent advice within agreed time frames.’ ‘We have been working closely with partner Charlotte Hill and associate Katie Fry-Paul in recent years to improve the Bank’s internal policies & procedures and relevant customer legal documentation in order to meet fast-changing regulatory requirements. They have provided valuable specific/tailored advice to suit our situation and produced high quality documentation in association with the requirement within schedule.’

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