Chambers Review
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FinTech Legal - Spain
What the Team is Known For
Cuatrecasas has a strong banking, finance, and capital markets practice, and acts for some of the leading FinTech companies in Europe. The team advises on corporate transactions, product launches, and financial and technological regulatory compliance, including DORA and MiCA. The firm acts for established financial institutions, technology companies, and foreign institutions bringing their products to Spain.
Strengths
The Cuatrecasas team have a consistency in their approach and were very approachable. They were great at simplifying things for the client.
They could lay out the different factors and were able to explain and analyse very complex matters in a simple way so that not only our legal department but even those in business understood.
The team at Cuatrecasas are super knowledgeable, they understand very well the regulatory landscape in Spain and I'm very happy with them. They are very responsive.
Work Highlights
Cuatrecasas has advised Revolut Bank on the legal obligations and requirements which are applicable to their branch managers in Spain.
Notable practitioners
Miguel Sánchez is a financial regulation expert with extensive experience advising on the VASP registration process with the Bank of Spain. He also advises FinTech companies and investors on payment, cryptocurrency, technology, and corporate matters. His clients include national and international financial institutions.
I think Miguel is very helpful and has a very deep knowledge of legislation. He had all the tools and had all the aspects of my business in mind.
Receiving advice from someone with such a comprehensive view is truly remarkable.
He knows what he's doing and is a good FinTech lawyer. He has a comprehensive knowledge of FinTech regulatory, procedural and sanctioning aspects, all from the regulator's perspective.
Miguel is to the point, practical and always responsive.
Miguel is super responsive and quick, very on top of things. He's very technical and creates a lot of trust.