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Clare Jenkinson
Work Department
Commercial & Technology
Position
Financial Regulation Partner.
Clare is a partner within Deloitte Legal, who specialises in financial services regulation and regulatory technology (RegTech) law. She has over 15 years’ experience of providing strategic and commercial advice to financial services firms, ranging from large international banks, broker-dealer businesses and new market entrants.
Clare advises on regulatory matters arising from ongoing business, business or market change, or changes in regulation. Areas of advice include digital assets and digitalisation of financial services; securities and derivatives regulation; investment research; market structure and transparency; regulatory reporting; market abuse; investor protection; the regulatory perimeter and related licensing and financial promotion requirements; cross-border business requirements; systems and controls.
Clare excels in leading the legal and regulatory aspects of significant regulatory change and advocacy projects such as EU MAR, EU MiFID II, Brexit and CRD VI, and whilst at HSBC was the chair of AFME’s Investment Research Working Group. She is recognised for her ability to advise business leaders with clear product understanding and commercially-focussed risk assessments.
Prior to joining HSBC, Clare has been seconded from law firms to a number of financial services firms including banks, broker-dealers and asset managers.
Career
- Trainee & Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 2005-2008
- Senior Associate, Travers Smith, 2008-2014
- Global Banking & Markets Senior Legal Counsel, then Markets & Securities Services Compliance Global Head of Digital and EMEA Co-Head Regulatory Change & Advisory, HSBC, 2014-2022
- Partner, Deloitte Legal, 2022
Education
- Legal Practice Course, Nottingham School of Law, 2004
- LLB, University of Warwick, 2003
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
The financial regulation team at Deloitte Legal counts banks, broker-dealers, fintech and cryptocurrency businesses, in addition to e-money issuers and fund managers, among its key roster of clients. Following the departure of Jake Ghanty to Wedlake Bell LLP in March 2023, Clare Jenkinson leads the team and has experience in regulatory change projects, as well as advising on matters concerning digital assets.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
Deloitte Legal covers a myriad of fintech issues spanning digital payments, AI, digital identity and insurtech. The unit sits within a firmwide fintech team that is able to call upon expertise in areas such as corporate finance, tax and consulting. Practice head Chris Hill is an IT lawyer whose wide-ranging offering extends to open banking and fintech contracting. Clare Jenkinson, who joined from HSBC in July 2022, is well placed to advise on large multi-business regulatory change projects. Cryptocurrency specialist Rich Folsom is equipped to handle disruptive data projects, while Richard Aitchison further extends the commercial and regulatory expertise at the firm. Jake Ghanty left in February 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Employment > Employee share schemes
Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Industry focus > TMT
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Transport > Travel
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market