Charlotte is a senior associate in Goodwin’s global Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution team.
Charlotte has represented clients involved in multijurisdictional bribery and corruption, complex fraud and money laundering investigations commenced by a number of enforcement agencies, including the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the U.S. Department of Justice. She has experience representing clients in relation to contentious regulatory matters; in particular, investigations commenced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Brazil’s competition authority, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), the Swiss Competition Commission and the European Commission. Charlotte also has experience advising multinational corporations in relation to internal investigations.
Charlotte advises on risk and governance issues. Her advisory work incorporates anti-money laundering compliance, international sanctions regimes and bribery and corruption related matters.
Charlotte has advised clients across a wide range of industries; including, aviation, defence, banking, real estate finance, insurance and digital assets and cryptocurrency exchanges.
Experience
Charlotte previously practiced as a barrister specialising in criminal law. In that role she represented clients in a wide range of matters, including fraud and other allegations of dishonesty. She has represented individuals at all stages of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) proceedings, and has experience appearing before the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
While practicing as a barrister, Charlotte was instructed by the SFO and the National Crime Agency (NCA). She was also instructed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in relation to offences committed under the Companies Act 2006 and the Insolvency Act 1986. Charlotte was seconded to the Enforcement and Market Oversight division at the FCA where she worked with investigators on a number of regulatory and criminal investigations. Charlotte formed part of the Bar Council’s working group that responded to the Law Commission’s consultation on the Sentencing Code.
Prior to joining Goodwin, Charlotte practiced in the London office of another international US law firm.
Areas of Practice
Professional Activities
Women in White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA)
American Bar Association
International Association of Young Lawyers, AIJA
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Credentials
Education
BPTC2013
BPP University Law School
GDL2012
University of London
Admissions
Bars
- England and Wales
Recognition & Awards
- Recognised in The Legal 500 UK as a Leading Associate in the Fraud: White-Collar Crime (Advice To Individuals) category
- Recognised in The Legal 500 UK as a Key Lawyer in the Fraud: White-Collar Crime (Advice to Individuals) and Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates) categories
- Recognised in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the United Kingdom in the Criminal Practice category
Publications
Articles and Publications
- Contributor, “Horizon Scan for Private Investment Funds (Autumn 2024),” Goodwin Client Alert, October 31
- Contributor, “Horizon Scan for Private Investment Funds,” Goodwin Client Alert, February 2024
- Contributor, “The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations,” Global Investigations Review, January 2023
- Contributor, “Anti-Money Laundering and Cryptocurrency: Legislative Reform and Enforcement,” ICLG, June 2023
- Contributor, “UK-EU extradition arrangements post Brexit,” New Law Journal, 2020
Speaking Engagements
- Facilitator and Speaker, “A case study on international fraud, sanctions, asset tracing and judgment enforcement,” AIJA Litigation and Business Crime and Civil Fraud joint seminar, 2024
- Speaker, “The Crypto-Revolution: A dive into the world of cryptocurrencies, blockchains and NFTs,” AIJA, 2023
- Presenter and Speaker, “AML Overhaul: The U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and the post-Brexit U.K. AML Regime,” Lexology Webinar, 2021
- Speaker, “Inside the Cybercriminal’s Mind: How to Understand and Then Catch Them?,” 2020