Chambers Review
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FinTech Legal - USA - Nationwide
What the Team is Known For
DLA Piper's FinTech practice encompasses transactional, regulatory, litigation and enforcement mandates. Its clients include challenger banks, global brands and financial institutions. The firm is also able to provide advice in relation to payments and lending matters, and in data protection and cybersecurity issues.
Strengths
My experience with DLA has been extremely positive. The lawyers have uniformly been of really high quality.
They are well connected with their global team and can effectively leverage skills and expertise across their international offices.
The DLA Piper team have a broad set of knowledge and experience. They listen and react quickly to the very quick-moving environment and are very fast to respond.
Work Highlights
DLA Piper advised Figure Technologies, a FinTech company specialising in blockchain technology and digital lending, on the development, regulatory
compliance and contract terms for a new blockchain-based eVault for the recording and transfer of crypto assets, including transferable records, electronic chattel paper, and securities.
Notable practitioners
Margo Tank is the US co-chair of the firm's financial services group. Her expertise includes guiding clients on banking regulatory matters, as well as advising on crypto-related lending issues and payments platforms.
Margo understood our needs and always met the deadlines. She has provided a legal lens to the product vision and has provided guidance on how best to deliver the overall product to the market.
Margo is super responsive and offers guidance and advice that makes sense from a business and operations perspective. She understands the details of the legal issues and the details of the business.
Margo is a true superstar, she's a seasoned practical partner on whom I know I can rely for any complex issue.