FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing - London (Firms)
What the team is known for
Latham & Watkins offers a broad FinTech offering to major clients. The team advises across a range of key areas, including regulatory matters concerning crypto-assets, cybersecurity issues and digital banking.
Strengths
"Latham & Watkins are incredibly strong in the digital asset field both within the UK team and more widely."
"They deal with complicated regulatory issues in a very commercial and pragmatic manner."
"They have a tremendous solutions-based approach and a calming and reassuring manner when dealing with issues."
Work highlights
Latham & Watkins advised Elwood Technologies on its GBP70 million Series A financing round, co-led by Dawn Capital and Goldman Sachs.
Notable practitioners
Stuart Davis is highly regarded by clients, who value his FinTech knowledge payment services, tokenisation, non-fungible tokens, funds and regulatory permissions. "Stuart Davis is a leading light in the digital asset field. His technical knowledge is superb and his market awareness is invaluable in an asset class where there remains limited clear legal guidance. He has incredible understanding of the blockchain and all forms of token and cryptocurrencies." "He is absolutely amazing, he is our go-to for anything complex. He is very calm and measured, he is an oracle that you go to when it is a complex situation. The way he advises is absolutely exceptional."
Andrew Moyle is the global co-chair of the firm's FinTech industry group. He heads the firm's outsourcing practice and is a member of its data and technology transactions group.
