Named experts · Practitioner profile
Charles Kerrigan
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP ↗ · United Kingdom, European Union
★ Editor's Watch — MiCA CASP, Token classification
About Charles
Charles Kerrigan is a Partner in CMS's Corporate Finance team in London and a member of the firm's crypto and digital-assets practice. He writes a regular cryptoasset column for Practical Law (Thomson Reuters) and is ranked by Chambers in FinTech. His MiCA CASP work spans authorisation strategy, governance build-out, and token classification at the MiCA/MiFID boundary.
Editor's note
Chambers-ranked FinTech partner who also writes a recurring cryptoasset column for Practical Law — a deeper public-record footprint than most MiCA CASP practitioners.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, CMS UK
- Practical Law cryptoasset column author
- Chambers-ranked FinTech lawyer
Jurisdictions
Sources
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Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Charles's practice (United Kingdom, European Union · MiCA CASP, Token classification).
Reverse solicitation · Non-EU firms · MiCA exemption
Reverse Solicitation Under MiCA: When Non-EU Crypto Firms Can Serve EU Clients
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DeFi · MiCA scope · 2026 ESMA review
DeFi Under MiCA 2026 — What's Regulated and What Isn't
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MiCA Article 75 · Custody safeguarding
MiCA Article 75 Crypto Custody — Segregation and Safeguarding
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MiCA Title II · Token sales and white paper
MiCA Token Sale Rules 2026 — White Paper and Public Offer
MiCA Title II regulates the issuance and public offering of crypto-assets that are not ARTs or EMTs. The issuer prepares a white paper, noti…
Crypto staking · MiCA scope analysis
Crypto Staking Under MiCA 2026 — Service, Custody or Out of Scope
Staking-as-a-service through a CASP is in scope of MiCA Title V — typically as crypto-asset custody plus an additional service layer. Pure p…
MiCA Article 78 · Inducements rule
MiCA Article 78 — Inducements and Crypto-Asset Conflicts
MiCA Article 78 imposes the inducements rule on CASPs — disclosure of any fees, commissions, or non-monetary benefits paid or received in co…