Charlotte is a litigator in Mishcon Private advising clients on a range of complex and often multi-jurisdictional disputes, with a focus on reputation and crisis management. She advises on defamation, breach of confidence, privacy, data protection and harassment issues, in addition to more general disputes work.
Charlotte assists clients preparing to face public scrutiny, including designing crisis response protocols to anticipate and manage evolving situations. She is adept at working alongside other advisors, including PR and communications specialists, to provide holistic support to her clients. She acts for a wide variety of international and UK based clients, including individuals, corporates and charities. She has a broad practice – frequently engaging with the media pre- and post-publication while also providing training to journalists and providing pre-content clearance advice.
Charlotte is also a legal mentor for SPITE (Sharing and Publishing Images to Embarrass), a pro bono project that advises victims of revenge porn. She is also part of Mishcon's Education Group, advising educational institutions and individuals on crisis management, safeguarding, complaints, exclusions and discrimination.
Before joining Mishcon de Reya, Charlotte spent five years at a Magic Circle firm and specialised in financial crises. She has also completed secondments to Oxfam and Liberty (National Council for Civil Liberties).