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.”
