About Carolyn H. Jackson

Carolyn Jackson helps clients solve complex cross-border issues involving the regulation of financial institutions and financial products, including derivatives. Carolyn's depth of knowledge and practical approach are shaped by her first-hand experience: she managed the New York trading desk of several investment banks and was formerly the executive director of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Trading firms, banks, asset managers, clearing houses and trading venues rely on her to find creative-yet-sensible solutions.

Solving cross-border puzzles

Clients with international financial operations regularly face cross-border regulatory challenges. Carolyn is adept at solving these compliance puzzles, which often involve adherence to the Dodd-Frank Act, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation and other foreign financial laws. When necessary, she crafts innovative solutions by restructuring financial products or business operations or by obtaining regulatory relief.

Carolyn doesn't see most regulations as obstacles. When a US stock exchange's acquisition of a foreign clearing house created issues under Dodd-Frank, she worked with the client to restructure operations to eliminate these issues. For another foreign client concerned about the effect of Brexit on its trading business, Carolyn helped it set up new structures and compliance systems to continue its operations. She also helps clients with day-to-day compliance issues, including, for instance, creating multijurisdictional employee-training programs.

As both a New York and English qualified lawyer, Carolyn is well placed to address cross-border financial regulatory issues.

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Practice Focus

  • Financial industry regulation and compliance
  • Financial industry licensing
  • Cross-border regulatory issues
  • Regulatory reform solutions

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Education
  • Fordham University School of Law, JD, cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • University of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business, MS
  • University of Virginia, BA, cum laude
Bar Admissions
  • England and Wales
  • New York
Community Involvements
  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Women in Listed Derivatives, Member and Mentor
  • Alternative Investment Management Association, CFTC Working Group
  • Futures Industry Association (FIA), Law & Compliance Division
  • Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance (P.R.I.M.E.)
Recognitions
Recognized or listed in the following:
  • Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom
    Derivatives, 2020–2025
  • Chambers Global
    Banking & Finance, UK
    Foreign expert, 2013–2016
    Banking & Finance, USA
    Expert based abroad, 2013–2018
  • Chambers UK
    2014
  • HFM European Hedge Fund Services Award
    2015
  • JD Supra Reader's Choice - Top Author
    Finance & Banking, 2020
    Securities, 2020
  • National Law Review
    Go-To Thought Leader Article of the Year Award, 2019
  • The Legal 500 United Kingdom
    Recommended Attorney, 2013, 2015–2025
  • Thomson Reuters
    Stand-out Lawyer, 2024–2025
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