FinTech Legal - USA - Nationwide
What the team is known for
Davis Wright Tremaine provides trusted counsel on payments, lending, consumer regulatory advice, technology transactions, M&A and data protection matters. The firm wins praise from sources for its legal and regulatory advice on significant payments matters in the US.
Strengths
"Davis Wright is hands-down one of the most responsive firms I've ever worked with, and they always make us feel like a valued client."
"The Davis Wright team, which includes former senior federal banking officials and others immersed in the details of some highly intricate and complex corners of banking law, were very reliable and credible in their ability to handle sophisticated matters."
"They have a deep regulatory knowledge and know a lot of the players in the space. The team are also responsive and is always available with the right support, keyed on, and proactive."
"The Davis Wright team is really skilled at working through complex types of analysis and making those interpretations on how to get it right, so you can ensure you're meeting all the requirements."
Notable practitioners
Andrew Lorentz has a strong practice in payments and lending regulation. He advises prominent market players on civil litigation and investigations, compliance due diligence and state licensing issues. "His expertise stands out. Andrew gives common-sense advice rather than getting lost in the weeds. He focuses on the big legal issues." "Andrew is a very commercially minded person and will always make himself available." "Andy is a really trusted partner to us. He is very capable on payments regulations on a whole." "Lorentz is fantastic, he has been in the FinTech space and he is a leading expert. He's very responsive as well. and is very good at giving quick responses and understanding if your question is more 'yes/no, can we do this?' or if it is a project. He is good at that guidance."