Andrew Henderson, based in London, is a partner in Goodwin’s Financial Industry, FinTech, and Private Investment Funds practices. He has over twenty years of experience giving counsel and advice on UK and EU financial services and markets law and regulation, working closely with colleagues in Goodwin’s EU offices.
Dr. Henderson’s work includes advice on the application of regulation, the management of regulatory risk, governance and the relationships with regulatory authorities. This includes advice on establishing, acquiring, investing in and developing financial services businesses, especially those involving new technologies connected with blockchain, distributed networks, digital assets, payments and lending. His work also includes advice to venture, private equity, credit and real estate fund managers on the structuring, establishment, and operation of their businesses and the marketing and distribution of their funds, including those marketed as ESG compliant.
He has worked on regulatory change projects both for financial institutions and for various governments and regulators and also acted as an FCA “skilled person” on three occasions in the review of matters connected with custodians and investment managers.
Prior to joining Goodwin, Dr. Henderson was a partner at Macfarlanes. Previously, he was a partner at Eversheds Sutherland. Before that he was a financial regulatory lawyer at Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance, where he led the Clifford Chance Middle East financial services practice. Dr. Henderson is also a former Cambridge University college law lecturer.
Dr. Henderson chaired the committee of legal experts that contributed to the “Dorman Assets Scheme: A Blueprint for Expansion Report” (2019). He also advised the UK Government on its response to expanding the dormant assets scheme in 2021 and provide advice to Lord Oates on the Financial Services (Fossil Fuel Exploitation) Private Members Bill 2022. He has had experience in advising and drafting financial legislation, regulation and regulatory rules for various governments and regulators, including entities in Abu Dhabi, Botswana, Brunei, Dubai, the DIFC, Morocco, Singapore, and the United Kingdom (Financial Services Authority).