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Ms Caitlin McErlane

Work Department
Financial Services
Position
Caitlin is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Financial Services Regulatory practice group in the London office.
Caitlin’s practice focuses on advising a range of global financial institutions on complex and high value regulatory matters. She advises banks, major corporates, payment institutions and asset managers on navigating UK and EU financial services regulation. She has particular experience in advising clients on regulatory implementation projects, day-to-day compliance issues, and regulatory issues arising in the context of large-scale transactions. She also expertise in the areas of banking and wholesale financial markets regulation, in particular in the FX and fixed income space, alongside experience advising market infrastructure providers, including major international exchanges, trading platforms, clearing systems and payment services providers, on a variety of compliance issues.
Caitlin is also a member of the Baker McKenzie’s ESG and sustainability taskforce, and advises a range of clients on the drafting and implementation of ESG policies and the implications of becoming a signatory to the UNPRI and the Stewardship Code. Caitlin is an authority on regulatory reforms in the sustainability space and sits on a number of trade association working groups.
Education
- Cambridge University (Bachelor of Laws)
- UCL (LLM, Banking and Regulatory Law)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
(Leading partners)Noted for its expertise in the fintech arena, Baker McKenzie handles M&A involving financial institutions, in addition to mandates concerning derivatives, ESG and post-Brexit, and is well-placed to leverage the firm’s global footprint on cross-border matters. Mark Simpson leads the team and acts for payment and e-money institutions, asset and wealth managers, cryptoasset enterprises, consumer lenders, banks and insurers, with considerable experience in handling fintech mandates. Caitlin McErlane advises on regulatory implementation projects, day-to-day compliance issues, and the financial services regulatory aspects of transactions.
London > Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
(Next Generation Partners)Noted for its working relationship with a host of sovereign wealth fund investors, Baker McKenzie LLP‘s real estate offering supports well-known sponsors, investors, and financial institutions with respect to various fund structures. Secondary transactions, real estate fund interests, portfolio and GP-led buyouts are all regular features of James Burdett‘s practice. Mark Simpson provides key regulatory expertise, as does Caitlin McErlane, who helps major asset managers navigate the UK and EU regulatory arenas. Private equity and sovereign wealth funds regularly call upon Matthew Legg for critical corporate tax advice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Next Generation Partners London > Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Real estate funds London > Investment fund formation and management
- Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Real estate > Environment
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Finance > High yield
- Employment > Immigration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation