FinTech Guide 2026 : UK-wide
Ranked Individuals
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Latham & Watkins offers a broad range of FinTech advice and services for major clients. The team advises across a range of key areas, including regulatory matters concerning crypto-assets, cybersecurity issues and digital banking.
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Latham & Watkins advised the Fidelity National Information Services in the sale of its stake in Worldpay to Global Payments for USD24.2 billion.
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Latham has provided us comprehensive advice in the UK but also have a wealth of experience and recommendations in a range of jurisdictions across the world.
The Latham & Watkins team stands out for its direct and practical advice, and industry knowledge.
Latham has deep expertise around PSD/PSR and are able to practically apply the law to business use cases. They are able to get up to speed on a complicated industry and business model.
Latham & Watkins is best positioned to advise crypto businesses. Regulators recognise their expertise.
Latham's value is paramount in resolving legal uncertainty. They give us clarity where the application of law is ambiguous or not yet fully established.
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Stuart Davis is highly regarded by clients, who value his FinTech knowledge of payment services, tokenisation, non-fungible tokens, funds and regulatory permissions. Davis has a particularly strong practice in advising international crypto companies on UK regulatory matters.
His expertise on crypto policy and regulation is unparalleled; he is able to share this in a way that both lawyers and non-lawyers are able to comprehend. His contributions have been invaluable to us.
For hard regulatory questions at the crossover of traditional finance and novel crypto assets, Stuart Davis is the heavyweight we rely on. He combines black-letter expertise with strategic judgement.
He is a great advocate, very knowledgeable, has great connections and is also very attuned to the Web3 and decentralised project space.
Stuart Davis is knowledgeable and gives good, targeted advice. He doesn't waste a lot of time and he is very practical.
Fiona Maclean is the global vice chair of data & technology transactions at Latham & Watkins. She works on significant data protection and cybersecurity matters for FinTech clients.
Fiona Maclean is very pragmatic, responsive, and accessible. She is incredibly knowledgeable without ever being bookish, and has very good judgement.
Gabriel Lakeman is global co-chair of Latham & Watkins' digital assets & Web3 practice. He advises on regulatory questions for major clients in the digital assets industry, particularly in regard to cryptoasset registration, and MiCA regulations.
Gabriel combines deep technical knowledge with creativity, and understands the commercial realities of our business. The advice is clear, pragmatic, and solution-oriented.
Gabriel Lakeman is a highly capable and commercial lawyer whose thoughtful approach and clear communication make him a standout advisor in the field of FinTech regulation.
Brett Carr is an associate in the team who works on compliance and payments regulatory questions for digital assets and e-commerce platforms in the UK and the EU.
Brett Carr has very good subject matter expertise in the space, he is super responsive and able to meet transaction timing requests.
Brett Carr is diligent, responsive and great to work with. He tries to get you to product launch practically and evaluate risks in a way that makes you comfortable to really move things forward.
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FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
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FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending
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