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Morven Henderson

Associate
UK
About
Morven is an Associate in DLA Piper's Corporate Crime and Investigations and Financial Services Regulatory team. Morven trained and qualified with DLA Piper in August 2025. Morven has experience advising international organisations, financial institutions, asset managers, investment firms and fintechs on a range of mandates. In particular, Morven has provided advice on the UK fund marketing regime, ESG disclosures, regulatory authorisations and notifications, consumer credit, M&A transactions, internal investigations and regulatory and compliance risk matters.
Areas of FocusCorporateFinancial ServicesRegulatory and Government Affairs
Education
  • University of Glasgow, Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, 2021
  • University of Glasgow, LLB Hons, First, 2017

EXPERIENCE

  • Provided cross jurisdictional advice for a US fund manager on AIFMD marketing requirements across Europe and advised on the regulatory requirements for fund marketing materials in the UK. 
  • Delivered a comprehensive review of a major UK bank's sustainability reporting suite for 2024 and 2025, advising on compliance with the TCFD requirements and FCA Anti-Greenwashing Rules.
  • Advising international asset managers, including in the US and Japan, on regulatory requirements of the UK NPPR and financial promotions regime.
  • Provided support to corporate M&A including the acquisition of a UK Pensions and Savings Fintech business with over GBP4 billion in assets under management by conducting due diligence analysis of FCA permissions and related regulated activities. Following successful acquisition, worked closely with the client's UK and US in-house teams to submit the FCA Change in Control application.
  • Advising a multinational financial institution on the PRA connected exposures regime.
  • Provided support on the re-negotiation of a business-critical network infrastructure sourcing arrangement for a financial institution, impacting the payment services data of 10 million customers.
  • Managed the delivery of advice from local counsel in ten different jurisdictions on privacy compliance aspects of a global data centre company's whistleblowing policy, conducting a gap analysis and overseeing tailored updates to deliver a single global whistleblowing policy.
  • Conducting an internal investigation for a global retail client and its UK subsidiary, covering multiple jurisdictions, regarding allegations of misconduct relating to accounting irregularities.
  • Project managed the global DPO registration project for worldwide hotel chain, ensuring each of its 144 operating jurisdictions meet local data protection registration requirements.

Publications and media

Journal of International Banking and Financial Law - Practical considerations for data protection and cybersecurity when deploying AI

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Morven worked as a policy officer on international trade issues for the Scottish Government. She also undertook an internship at the British Embassy in Beijing, China.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Law Society of Scotland

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Publication

UK Treasury and FCA propose major reform of the UK AIFM regime

22 July 2026 .6 minute read

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