Hogan Lovells US LLP

Administrative and Public Law

Parliamentary and Public Affairs: Public Affairs

Partner

Charles Brasted works at the intersection of business, law and policy.

He helps businesses engage effectively in the making of the laws, regulations and policies that affect them. He also helps governments, regulators and other policymakers to take robust decisions.

Charles is a seasoned litigator and a Solicitor Advocate whose practice is underpinned by his experience of acting in commercial judicial reviews and other legal challenges before UK Courts and tribunals, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. His experience spans a wide range of industries, acting for claimants, defendants and interested parties in high-profile and complex matters in heavily regulated sectors such as energy, financial services, gambling, life sciences, media and telecoms.

As head of our public law and policy practice, Charles has been at the forefront of developing our innovative approach to government relations policy advocacy, which brings together legal knowledge, dispute resolution experience and public affairs skills in a seamless team.

Described as a 'public law guru' by Legal 500 and ‘brilliantly creative and intellectually first-rate’ by Chambers UK, Charles Brasted works at the intersection of business and government.

He helps businesses engage effectively in the making of the laws, regulations, and policies that affect them. He also helps governments, regulators, and other policymakers to take robust decisions.

Charles is a seasoned litigator and a Solicitor Advocate whose practice is underpinned by his experience of acting in commercial judicial reviews and other legal challenges before UK Courts and tribunals, the European Court of Justice, and the European Court of Human Rights (top-ranked in Chambers and Legal 500).

His experience spans a wide range of industries, acting for claimants, defendants, and interested parties in high-profile and complex matters in heavily regulated sectors such as energy, financial services, gambling, life sciences, media, and telecoms. Charles uses that experience to help clients to develop and deliver comprehensive strategies that combine effective and timely policy advocacy with hard-edged legal arguments based on UK constitutional and administrative law, EU law, international law, and human rights law.

Charles leads our global regulatory practice in the UK and, as head of our public law and policy practice, has been at the forefront of developing our innovative approach to government affairs and policy advocacy, which brings together legal knowledge, dispute resolution experience,

Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association

UK Association for European Law (Committee member)

City of London Solicitors' Company (Liveryman)

Human Rights Lawyers' Association

TheCityUK, Committee Member (Public Affairs Group)

and government affairs skills in a seamless team.  That team won the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe 2020 award for the most innovative team. Charles also plays a leading role in our Brexit Taskforce and was highly commended by The Law Society in Gazette Legal Personality of the Year 2020 category for his exceptional client and public-facing work as part of the Hogan Lovells Brexit taskforce.

Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association

UK Association for European Law (Committee member)

City of London Solicitors' Company (Liveryman)

Human Rights Lawyers' Association

TheCityUK, Committee Member (Public Affairs Group)

Master of Arts, Cantab at the University of Cambridge.