FinTech Legal: Data Protection & Cyber Security - North West
What the team is known for
DLA Piper in the North West advises clients on a wide range of FinTech-related matters, including financial regulatory, payments, technology and data and intellectual property mandates. Its clients include major financial institutions and challenger banks, payment processors and retailers.
Strengths
"They are very knowledgeable on the payments industry. DLA Piper are very responsive, always ready to review quickly, and provide support."
"They have effectively and seamlessly integrated themselves."
Notable practitioners
Stewart Plant is an experienced litigator with a broad practice that includes retail and commercial banking and payments matters, regulatory mandates and data security cases. He co-leads the firm's international payments group. "Stewart Plant is exactly who you want as an adviser, pragmatic and a cool head." "Stewart has been a fantastic support. He is very knowledgeable on issues in the payments industry and gets involved at the appropriate level as a partner."
Philip Williams is experienced in advising clients in FinTech and payment services. He regularly advises on matters including strategic business disputes, commercial and insolvency issues, and regulatory matters. "Philip Williams has been a fantastic support, he is very knowledgeable on issues in the payments industry and incredibly responsive." "He understood exactly what we were looking for as a client."