Charlotte Robins

Charlotte Robins joined the DFSA in May 2024 as Managing Director of Policy and Legal.

 

She is responsible for leading the further development of the DFSA’s policy framework, managing legal risks, providing comprehensive legal advice and support across all DFSA functions, as well as drafting the administrative laws and rules that form the DFSA’s regulatory framework.

 

Prior to joining the DFSA, Ms Robins accumulated more than 22 years of experience as a private practice lawyer in Hong Kong. She advised a diverse range of financial institutions – including investment and private banks, fund and wealth managers, and insurance companies on financial services regulation - covering conduct and prudential requirements, strategic business development, regulatory change and risk management.

 

Ms Robins began her career at Linklaters in London and Hong Kong, and joined Clifford Chance Hong Kong in 2002, and became a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in 2011. In 2016, she joined at A&O Shearman (formally Allen & Overy) as a partner.

 

Ms Robins is qualified to practice law in England and Wales, as well as in Hong Kong SAR.