FinTech Legal - France
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What the Team is Known For
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP took on the Paris office of Kramer Levin in late 2024, including its FinTech team. The team has deep expertise in payments, cryptocurrencies and financing platforms.
Strengths
The Morgan, Lewis & Bockius team is very commercially aware and understands the key business needs of clients. They are innovative in their approach and provide a bespoke and tailored service.
The Morgan, Lewis & Bockius team is always very responsive and thorough. They are very clear in their communication, knowledgeable and practical in their approach.
The Morgan, Lewis & Bockius team is very sophisticated in its advice and has great expertise and experience.
Work Highlights
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius assisted the French subsidiary of Binance with setting up its regional hub in Europe and obtaining registrations as a digital asset provider in France.
Notable practitioners
Hubert de Vauplane provides specialist advice on financial services regulation and capital markets matters, including matters involving distributed ledger technologies. He recently joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Paris from Kramer Levin.
Hubert de Vauplane is very business- and client-focused.
Hubert de Vauplane has an immense amount of experience and is more than just an adviser - he is a great sparring partner for coming up with innovative solutions for our needs.
FinTech specialist Arnaud Grünthaler joined Morgan Lewis in May 2026 from Forvis Mazars. Grünthaler is particularly experienced in blockchain matters. He often advises on regulatory compliance for digital assets, working with cryptocurrency projects and NFT creators.
Arnaud Grünthaler is super-knowledgeable, client-focused and has a very good set of expertise.
