FinTech Legal - Australia
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What the Team is Known For
Mallesons is one of the market-leading firms in Australian FinTech. The team advises on financing, market entry and regulatory matters. It works with companies specialising in blockchain technology and has expertise in innovative payment systems.
Strengths
Mallesons' FinTech lawyers are thorough and responsive, good listeners and advisers, and flexible in their approach. They leverage the experts in the various areas of Mallesons.
Work Highlights
Mallesons acted for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority regarding the expansion of the mBridge project, a distributed ledger-based platform for cross-border transactions utilising multiple central bank digital currencies.
Notable practitioners
Scott Farrell is highly regarded by clients and peers for his deep sector expertise and for advising industry and government bodies on policy matters.
Urszula McCormack recently returned to Australia after a number of years in Hong Kong. McCormack regularly acts for big banks, major crypto companies and metaverse projects, and has significant expertise in financial regulatory matters.
Anthony Boogert is specialised in advising FinTech business on capital raises, venture capital transactions and M&A activity.
Anthony Boogert is a super lawyer. He is highly commercial.
Anthony and his team are responsive and understand the needs of the business. He engages with the senior leadership team and key stakeholders in a solution-orientated and professional manner.
