FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies - USA - Nationwide
What the Team is Known For
K&L Gates has broad FinTech capabilities across blockchain & cryptocurrency regulations, payments regulations, M&A, private equity and venture capital deals. The team acts for fintech start-ups and investors on SEC regulations, digital wallets, money transmission, as well as complex transactions. The firm also handles data privacy and intellectual property matters.
Strengths
"The firm has a depth of experience with financial institutions - particularly banks - and has a reliable pulse on changes, trends and innovations in the practice of financial institution transactions."
"K&L Gates has crypto industry experts advising on the industry's ever-changing regulatory environment. They are very pleasant to interact with, reliable, committed and competent."
"K&L Gates have top-notch practitioners in derivatives and cryptocurrency markets. They have been practising for a long time and have real-time market knowledge, delivering the most practical advice."
Work Highlights
K&L Gates represented TabaPay in its potential acquisition of Synapse’s assets in connection with Synapse’s filing of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
Notable Practitioners
Judith Rinearson is adept at handling matters in connection with prepaid cards and emerging payment systems. She provides regulatory advice to clients and helps payment service providers design innovative models that enable them to operate across multiple jurisdictions. "Judith is an amazing attorney and is highly respected." "Judie is an OG in the payments space and works alongside you to help create the compliant route for what your company needs."
Jeremy McLaughlin leads K&L Gates's Payments, Bank Regulatory and Consumer Financial Services group. McLaughlin regularly advises payments and lending firms on money transmission compliance, AML, SEC regulatory compliance, as well as transactions. "Jeremy is a pleasure to work with, knowledgeable, well connected and reliable." "Jeremy is an industry expert. He's very efficient and understands clients' needs." "Jeremy is a practical thinker and project manager who is able to work with clients to address needs effectively." "Jeremy is a master of payments law and is also able to manage lawyers from other practice areas and jurisdictions that are needed to provide comprehensive, global and innovative legal advice."
