FinTech Legal - France
What the Team is Known For
Gide Loyrette Nouel has a highly experienced team that regularly advises international and incumbent players alongside innovative projects in digital assets. It has top-tier practices in financial and capital markets, and expertise in digitalisation. The firm also has significant experience in cryptocurrency and other digital assets.
Strengths
"Gide's lawyers demonstrate outstanding understanding and knowledge. Their intimate knowledge of the French regulator's way of thinking and working is a clear plus."
"The Gide team has thorough knowledge of French and European regulations and its responsiveness is very high."
"The Gide team are responsive, competent and precise."
Work Highlights
Gide Loyrette Nouel advised SWAN on its EUR37 million Series B funding round, led by Lakestar, Accel Partners, Creandum, Hexa (eFounders) and Bpifrance Investissement.
Notable Practitioners
Franck Guiader is the director of Gide 255, Gide's digital transformation practice. Guiader holds expertise in blockchain and associated crypto-assets including NFTs. He supports clients on French and EU financial regulations such as MiCAR. "Franck Guiader is a highly professional and skilled person."
Matthieu Lucchesi advises FinTechs on financial regulation matters. He can be seen advising on French and EU regulations in connection with crypto-asset and crowdfunding products. "Matthieu is the lawyer I prefer to work with due to his availability, his expertise, and his ability to find pragmatic and not just theoretical solutions." "Matthieu grasps and meets all our needs." "Matthieu is an excellent lawyer. He is very knowledgeable about the issues in our industry."