FinTech Legal - Canada
What the Team is Known For
Baker McKenzie has expertise in a wide range of FinTech areas, including crypto-asset disputes, digital payments, decentralised autonomous organisations and other decentralised finance structures and artificial intelligence. The firm also advises on institutional investment into FinTech companies.
Strengths
"The Baker McKenzie team is responsive and seamless. It is a one-stop-shop that is able to help us in all jurisdictions."
"The emerging asset class and ecosystem is, in itself, complex and sophisticated, and the thoroughness of our discussions and interactions with Baker McKenzie makes it much more manageable."
"The Baker McKenzie team is very thoughtful in its analysis."
Work Highlights
Baker McKenzie successfully represented Fidelity Information Services in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving a FinTech software.
Notable Practitioners
Usman Sheikh is one of the leading lawyers in blockchain and cryptocurrency matters in Canada, with both clients and peers recognising his status as a market leader. "Usman is one of the strongest lawyers in this domain globally. He has a supreme depth of knowledge." "Usman Sheikh is our go-to person for FinTech."