FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending
FinTech Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 1
Contact number
(020) 7710 1000Chambers Review
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.
Work Highlights
- Latham & Watkins represented Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao in enforcement actions brought against Binance by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The breadth of experience on Latham's team and its global reach is an added benefit. This team has broad experience across its members, which is great when you are dealing with complex matters."
"Latham & Watkins has global reach, a business mindset and gives practical-minded advice that takes account of business needs, with the global reach needed to effect cross-border transactions."
"If an issue has been dealt with by anyone before, they have handled it and can help avoid road bumps and landmines. They also have a keen understanding of which issues are top of mind for regulators."
"Latham always go above and beyond for us. Plus, their deep industry know-how and commitment to staying ahead of the game make them a real standout in the field."
"The breadth of experience on Latham's team and its global reach is an added benefit. This team has broad experience across its members, which is great when you are dealing with complex matters."
"Latham & Watkins has global reach, a business mindset and gives practical-minded advice that takes account of business needs, with the global reach needed to effect cross-border transactions."
"If an issue has been dealt with by anyone before, they have handled it and can help avoid road bumps and landmines. They also have a keen understanding of which issues are top of mind for regulators."
"Latham always go above and beyond for us. Plus, their deep industry know-how and commitment to staying ahead of the game make them a real standout in the field."
Notable Practitioners
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.
"Stuart Davis is simply the best, by every metric."
"Stuart Davis is a strong, practically-minded lawyer with a breadth of knowledge across FinTech and crypto that is unmatched. Stu comes up with practical guidance and solutions to difficult questions."
"I have worked with Stuart on complex international deals with leaders of the crypto industry. Stuart has been very knowledgeable, always solution-oriented and acting as a proactive team player."
"Stuart Davis is an exceptional professional with an impressive combination of deep knowledge, innovative thinking and practical experience. He's super-responsive and sophisticated."