Christophe Boucherie

Partner, regulatory

Christophe’s practice focuses on UK/EU financial services and funds regulatory matters.

Christophe has 20 years of international legal experience in corporate, financial services and investment management, gained through practice in multiple jurisdictions (France, Luxembourg, UK).

His expertise covers UK/EU financial services and funds regulatory matters, including advising asset management firms on licensing issues, product regulations and governance and cross-border distribution/marketing of investment funds (EU/UK/Asia).

His broad experience also includes advising on the creation, approval and launch of UK/EU retail investments funds, and some of the regulatory aspects of the restructuring of investment fund businesses. He also previously advised fund sponsors and management companies in their ad-hoc interactions with financial supervisory authorities in connection with product disclosure requirements and regulatory audits/investigations.

Prior to joining Stephenson Harwood, he spent over a decade in various senior in-house legal roles as Head of Legal, International Products & Global Fund registrations at a global asset management group and Head of Legal, Fund Services at a large investment bank. Before his in-house experience, he worked for several years as an associate in the investment management group of a magic circle law firm and the M&A/Private equity practice of a leading US law firm.