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Caitlin McErlane

Caitlin McErlane

UK 2026

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Practice Areas

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.

Personal

Cambridge University (Bachelor of Laws)

UCL (LLM, Banking and Regulatory Law)

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory - UK-wide

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Caitlin McErlane advises international corporates and financial institutions on UK and EU financial services regulation. She has expertise in providing ESG-related regulatory advice.

Strengths

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  • She is competent, technically good and commercially minded.

    Financial Services: Non-contentious RegulatoryChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Caitlin is really excellent, she has the ability to cut through core issues and is really personable and responsive.

    Financial Services: Non-contentious RegulatoryChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Caitlin is very responsive and pragmatic.

    Financial Services: Non-contentious RegulatoryChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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London (Firms)

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