FinTech Legal - Germany
What the team is known for
Linklaters works with clients in the blockchain, payments and investments sectors. Its team includes the banking, structured finance and technology teams, enabling Linklaters to act for large financial institutions, technology companies and FinTech businesses.
Strengths
"They have excellent expertise and top-class partners in all relevant areas."
"The depth and breadth of the Linklaters team was good."
Work highlights
Linklaters advised Commerzbank on its application for a cryptocurrency custody licence.
Notable practitioners
Andreas Dehio advises on regulatory, M&A, data protection and licensing issues. His clients include financial institutions, startups and online platform businesses. "Andreas is an excellent lawyer with outstanding expertise and good commercial sense."
Christian Storck is head of finance in Germany and global co-head for innovation at Linklaters. He advises banks and market incumbents investing in FinTech, most notably in digital assets. Clients value his deep expertise in blockchain matters and his ability to deliver strong client service. "Christian is absolutely brilliant. He has an understanding of future developments, and he has a good understanding of the technical questions."
