Charlotte Robins



Charlotte is the Head of Allen & Overy’s Hong Kong Regulatory practice. She acts for a wide range of national and international financial institutions including investment and private banks, asset and wealth managers (including hedge fund and private equity managers and advisors) and insurance companies.

Charlotte’s practice includes advising on setting up regulated businesses in Hong Kong, on-going compliance with regulatory laws, codes and guidelines and the impact of regulatory change. Some selected areas of expertise include licensing, product offering, regional and global cross border issues, regulatory corporate governance, ESG, anti-money laundering and data privacy.  She has been actively involved in responding to regulatory consultations; recent examples include client suitability requirements, manager in charge regimes, amendments to the SFC Fund Manager Code of Conduct and SFC enforcement-related provisions and other regulatory changes. She is qualified as a solicitor both in Hong Kong and England & Wales. Charlotte is a member of the AIMA Regulatory Committee and HKVCA Regulatory Working Group.

Charlotte has been ranked by the leading legal directories for many years. Chambers Greater China Region 2023 includes client commentary that she is “An excellent lawyer with in-depth regulatory knowledge” and “flexible, practical and commercial. She's an approachable partner; it's easy to work with her.”


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