TLT hires financial services regulation heavyweight Amanda Hulme

UK law firm TLT has recruited top regulatory lawyer Amanda Hulme to lead the firm’s financial services regulation team. Joining from 1st April 2024 in London, Hulme will be leading a team of lawyers working across TLT’s offices, enhancing the practice’s UK-wide offering.

Hulme will be leaving her role at Addleshaw Goddard where she was head of financial regulation for 18 years. Amanda also formerly practised as a barrister with Fred Philpott’s Chambers and spent two and half years as a senior legal advisor at the Office of Fair Trading, advising on consumer law and consumer credit.

Amanda Hulme is one of the UK’s go-to financial services regulatory lawyers particularly known for providing top-tier legal advice in consumer finance, retail banking, payment services and FinTech regulation.

Her experience has seen her work with some of the top financial institutions on their innovation projects and implementation of regulatory requirements, including consumer credit reform, payment services regulation, open banking implementation and access to cash. She has also worked on large scale transactions for some of the UK’s biggest banks.

Ranked in Chambers and Partners for more than 20 years in Tier 1 for Consumer Finance advice, Hulme is currently recognised as: “a really commercial and knowledgeable payments lawyer with a deep understanding of the regulations and the context behind them.”

Working closely with TLT’s head of banking, Hulme will provide legal guidance to TLT’s key financial services clients including major financial institutions and most of the UK’s largest global commercial and retail banks.

Amanda Hulme is the fourth financial services lawyer to join TLT in the last twelve months, with recent appointments including financial services litigator Roger Potgieter, economic crime compliance specialist Ben Cooper and data privacy specialist Chris Elwell-Sutton.

Jonathan Hoey, partner and group head of banking and lender services at TLT commented: “The regulatory landscape for financial firms is in a constant state of flux, presenting challenging operating conditions for institutions across the UK. With economic uncertainty and changes in regulation looking set to continue throughout 2024, knowing how to navigate these choppy waters will be top of the agenda for FS executives.

“Amanda has an unrivalled understanding and insight into the regulatory market and her expertise will be vital in helping to prepare our clients for what comes next. We’re delighted to be welcoming Amanda to the team.”

Commenting on her appointment, Amanda said: “TLT is well-regarded as having one of the strongest financial services offerings in the UK, working with some of the UK’s largest and most complex financial institutions. I’m looking forward to getting stuck in to enhance the firm’s regulatory offering in the financial services sector and taking TLT on the next step of its growth journey in the space.

“As well as its impressive roster of clients, I was really encouraged by its collaborative culture and progressive and supportive approach to its people. As a senior female lawyer working in financial services, it is really important to me that I work in an environment that embraces flexibility and enables diverse talent to thrive.”