FinTech Legal - Australia
What the Team is Known For
K&L Gates works with major investors, venture capital firms and accelerators, as well as investee companies. It is strong on venture capital and FinTech-focused investment funds. The lawyers also have particular experience in regulatory compliance matters.
Strengths
"K&L Gates provide very commercial answers to our problems and issues. They are really responsive and they go above and beyond to help us."
"K&L Gates's partners are great to deal with. They are knowledgeable and they make themselves available at the drop of a hat for really urgent and important work."
"K&L Gates's turnaround is always fast."
Work Highlights
K&L Gates advised Cube on its Australian launch, including on AML compliance, registration requirements, and user terms and conditions.
Notable Practitioners
Daniel Knight's practice is centred on advising FinTechs on regulatory and transactional matters. "Daniel Knight is whip-smart, responsive and careful. He delivers to clients exactly what they need to move forward efficiently." "Daniel is very much a subject matter expert. He has a wide range of experience in the payments field, and he is quite proactive in terms of horizon scanning and telling us about possible changes." "Daniel is very capable technically and enormously customer-centric. He is really responsive and really helpful."
