Rachel Serene Senior Knowledge Lawyer

Rachel has advised on a broad range of matters with a focus on regulatory issues regarding the conduct of business regime and systems and controls requirements. Her expertise includes advising numerous clients on the impact of regulatory changes (for example, the Consumer Duty) as well as helping them to prepare for implementation.

Rachel trained and qualified at Macfarlanes. Before taking on the role of knowledge lawyer, she spent almost a decade advising clients on all aspects of financial services regulation. She is responsible for the financial services team’s knowhow and training programme as well as the team’s thought leadership work. She regularly writes articles on the latest legal developments and produces client briefings. 

Rachel has also spent time on secondment at two financial services firms and has a good understanding of the particular challenges facing this industry. She is involved with a number of trade associations and regularly contributes to working groups on regulatory developments.