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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Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Charles's practice (United Kingdom, European Union · MiCA CASP, Token classification).
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