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RPC Offices
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England
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Charlotte Henschen
Work Department
Commercial and Banking Litigation
Position
Charlotte specialises in high-value and complex commercial litigation, and has extensive trial experience in the High Court and appellate courts. Typically, she acts for major corporates, hedge funds, private equity funds, asset managers, liquidators and administrators, investors, professional services firms, banks, and high-net-worth individuals. Her particular focus is on investment banking disputes, capital markets, investment and fund management disputes, and she routinely acts against the major investment banks. In 2021, she was recognised by Legal Week as one of the “best 25 UK women in law under 40”.
Career
Recent work highlights
Representing Bank St Petersburg in its successful claim and defence of $500m counterclaim: Arkhangelsky v Bank St Petersburg PJSC [2022] EWHC 2499 (Ch)
Representing the AA in successful defence and strike out of a claim in the Court of Appeal: Burnford & Ors v Automobile Association Developments Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1943
Defending a multi-million-pound claim alleging mis-selling and fraudulent misrepresentation arising out of film-finance investment funds.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
RPC‘s broad commercial litigation practice ranges from technology to banking to fraud disputes. The team has also noted a recent increase in group litigation, particularly in the technology and retail sectors. Practice head Geraldine Elliott
is a ‘seasoned litigator’ and an expert in shareholder and joint venture disputes, as well as warranty claims and asset and financial recovery. Specialising in financial litigation, Simon Hart handles disputes related to derivative products, lending arrangements and restructuring and insolvency. Charlotte Henschen represents clients in contractual disputes and civil fraud claims. The team was strengthened by the addition of Caroline Tuck from Deloitte in October 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Risk advisory > ESG