London
Jacqui heads up the financial
services regulatory team in London and is co-chair of Orrick's global Blockchain
and Cryptocurrency group. She has more than 20 years' experience in providing international
regulatory advice across the broad spectrum of the financial services regulated
community.
Jacqui's clients include asset
managers, brokers, banks, fund managers, fund platforms, payment service
providers, e-money issuers, Fintech companies, exchanges and corporate finance
boutiques.
She provides regulatory advice to both the buy side and sell
side and covers both retail and wholesale business. Typical work includes
advising on issues relating to authorization, structuring, outsourcing, systems
and controls, conduct of business, financial resources, market abuse, EU
directives, promotion and distribution of investments, money laundering,
payment services and consumer credit. Typical work also includes providing
specialist regulatory advice on transactions within the financial services
sector.
Jacqui is particularly active in the Fintech space, with
clients including peer to peer lending platforms, challenger banks, app payment
providers, investment and property crowd funding platforms, robo advisers and
wealth management platforms, alternative investment fund managers and on-line
broker dealers. Jacqui also has significant experience advising on blockchain,
digital currencies and ICOs. The 2017 UK Legal
500 states that “although she is active across the spectrum of financial
services regulatory issues including on behalf of banks, brokers and fund
managers, Jacqui is particularly noted for her Fintech expertise.”
Jacqui’s
practice has been described in Legal 500
as 'very responsive, proactive'
practice led by 'extremely knowledgeable', 'truly outstanding' financial
services regulatory expert Jacqui Hatfield.
She has 'in-depth
understanding of an emerging, evolving market', and is 'a straight
talker' with 'a clear understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrencies'.
