Charlotte Goncalves
Senior Counsel
Guernsey
Charlotte is a senior counsel in Walkers' Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group in Guernsey and has been practising in the jurisdiction since 2013, qualifying as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2016 and admitted as a Guernsey Advocate in 2022.
Charlotte advises on all aspects of Guernsey corporate and regulatory law across the financial and insurance markets, most notably in the asset management and investment funds industry.
In her investment funds practice Charlotte advises investment fund sponsors and other stakeholders in respect of the full range of private and public investment funds and other collective investment arrangements, including in relation to the formation (both open and closed ended), ongoing operation (including regulatory compliance, sales and acquisitions, transfers of limited partner interests, extensions), restructuring and end-of-life for funds.
Her broader corporate and regulatory practice includes advisory work in relation to the range of Guernsey corporate structures, including in relation to economic substance, data protection and corporate governance/best practice.
Charlotte has been recognised for the quality of her work by Legal 500, who have rated her as a Rising Star for Corporate & M&A and for Capital Markets.
In her investment funds practice Charlotte advises investment fund sponsors and other stakeholders in respect of the full range of private and public investment funds and other collective investment arrangements, including in relation to the formation (both open and closed ended), ongoing operation (including regulatory compliance, sales and acquisitions, transfers of limited partner interests, extensions), restructuring and end-of-life for funds.
Her broader corporate and regulatory practice includes advisory work in relation to the range of Guernsey corporate structures, including in relation to economic substance, data protection and corporate governance/best practice.
Charlotte has been recognised for the quality of her work by Legal 500, who have rated her as a Rising Star for Corporate & M&A and for Capital Markets.
Experience and recent work
Prior to joining Walkers in August 2023, Charlotte trained and qualified with another leading offshore firm in Guernsey, practising there and with another firm.
She studied in the UK and in Paris, and worked in fund administration in Guernsey before training as a lawyer.
Charlotte is a member of the Guernsey International Legal Association and Women’s Development Forum.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Guernsey – 2022
- England & Wales (not-practising) - 2016
2024 - Legal 500 UK - Leading Associate
2023 - Legal 500 UK - Rising Star
Team Members
Other team members with related expertise
Matt Sanders
Managing Partner
Guernsey
