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FinTech Legal - Canada
What the Team is Known For
McCarthy Tétrault is a full-service Canadian firm with a strong banking practice. The firm has expertise in dealing with financial regulations on behalf of large corporates. The firm is also recognised for its strong transactional practice, working with both FinTech investors and companies seeking investment.
Strengths
McCarthy Tétrault's notable strengths include sound issue-spotting and finding solutions on complex contracts and data-sharing arrangements.
Work Highlights
McCarthy Tétrault advised Ether Capital, a crypto-asset treasury company which invests in and stakes Ethereum, on its conversion from a public company into a public investment fund.
Notable practitioners
Lori Stein advises FinTech businesses, investment fund managers and institutional investors on Canadian securities regulatory matters, including for cryptocurrency assets.
Lori Stein is the greatest of all time.
Christine Ing co-leads the firm's FinTech group. She is well known for advising clients in the financial services industry on open banking, data analytics and artificial intelligence. She has strong expertise regarding emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and blockchain.
Christine provides great advice. She is timely, available, practical and thoughtful.