The Blockchain Industry in the UK Landscape Overview names Charles as a “leading influencer in blockchain”. He is part of teams working on investing and setting standards for emtech in the UK, Europe and the US.

At CMS he is part of the firm’s specialist emtech team.

He is an advisor to Cointelligence Fund, an advisor to Holistic AI, a board advisor to hedgehog-invest.com and a board advisor to AI & Partners.He sits on the advisory boards of the Investment Association Engine and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG AI) and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain (APPG Blockchain). He is the Chair of the Technology Working Group of the Association of Real Estate Funds. He has worked on transactions worth over $10bn funding fintech platforms; for more than 300 cryptoasset clients; and is a specialist on regulation of an investment in AI businesses.

Books: AI, Machine Learning & Big Data (2024), Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation (2023), Regulating AI in Europe: The EU AI Act's Global Impact, Banking Sector Challenges, and Ethical Framework (2023), Artificial Intelligence Law and Regulation (2022), The Financing of Intangible Assets (2019).

Articles: The Times, CityAM, Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, Journal of Financial Transformation.