About Westminster & Partners
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Built for Regulated Businesses
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Westminster & Partners advises investment managers, financial institutions, founders and technology companies on complex regulatory, corporate and cross-border matters.
From FCA authorisations and SEC registration to AI governance and commercial transactions, we provide partner-led legal advice that supports clients operating across the UK, Europe and the United States.
We combine technical legal expertise with commercial judgement to help clients navigate regulation, manage risk and achieve their strategic objectives.
Our Story
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Westminster & Partners grew out of AI Founders Connect, a New York nonprofit that brings together AI founders, venture capital firms and institutional investors.
Since 2024, AI Founders Connect has hosted invitation-only events across San Francisco, Paris, Cambridge, London, Sydney and New York. Working with founders and investors gave us first-hand insight into the legal and commercial issues facing AI companies as they raise capital and expand internationally.
That experience became Westminster & Partners.
Today, we advise investment managers, hedge funds, venture capital firms, fintech companies and AI businesses on regulatory, corporate and cross-border matters across the UK, Europe and the United States.
AI Founders Connect continues to connect founders with investors. Westminster & Partners provides the legal and regulatory advice that helps those businesses grow.
Meet Our Managing Partner
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Muklesur Bharuya has a background in financial services regulation, cross-border transactions and emerging technology law.
He advises investment managers, hedge funds, venture capital firms, broker-dealers, fintech companies and AI businesses on complex regulatory, corporate and strategic matters across the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.
His practice focuses on FCA and SEC regulatory advisory, market entry, corporate structuring, venture capital transactions, artificial intelligence governance and financial services compliance.
Alongside private practice, Muklesur lectures on Legal Innovation at City, University of London and regularly advises venture-backed technology companies on AI governance and international expansion. He has also written extensively on financial regulation and artificial intelligence, including published articles in the Financial Times Adviser and several books on AI governance and financial markets.
Clients engage Muklesur for cross-border regulatory expertise and partner-led service on matters involving financial regulation, emerging technologies and institutional transactions.