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Osborne Clarke LLP

Financial Services: Payments Law

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Osborne Clarke LLP

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Financial Services: Payments Law - UK-wide

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Osborne Clarke is particularly noted for its work in the payments law space, with a dedicated team advising on the most cutting-edge developments. The team also advises on the regulatory aspects of major transactions.

Work Highlights

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  • Osborne Clarke advised LHV Bank on arraignments to sponsor its agency customers for indirect access to UK and EU payment schemes.

Strengths

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  • The team has strategic insight and very strong legal expertise in the regulatory arena. The lawyers are excellent, very pragmatic and understand the sector.

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  • The team has a strong commercial outlook, are very responsive and quick to understand the issues of the broader context. The firm's response time and quality of response is always excellent.

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  • Osborne Clarke's lawyers have expertise, technical skills and knowledge of the-industry.

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  • The team has a great ability to break down complicated topics into simple terms and thinks creatively to find solutions. The firm provides excellent advice on complex regulatory and commercial topics.

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  • The team provides expert regulatory advice that is commercial, pragmatic and considers the current views of regulators. The team understands our business and find commercial outcomes and solutions.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Paul Anning
    Band 1Paul Anning

    Paul Anning

    Paul Anning leads the Osborne Clarke international payments group and is adept at handling payments infrastructure projects. His client base both UK and US-based companies.

    • He is the gold standard of a payment services lawyer. He is very responsive, gives practical advice and doesn't miss a deadline.

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    • Paul has a deep understanding of the business and comes up with commercial solutions. He is very brilliant and easy to work with, and he quickly identifies issues and gets to the bottom of them.

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  • Up and ComingPaul Harris
    Up and ComingPaul Harris

    Paul Harris

    Paul Harris is an up-and-coming practitioner at Osborne Clarke who focuses on representing financial services clients on payments work. He also leads Osborne Clarke's cryptoassets practice.

    • Paul is a very thorough and he's a subject matter expert.

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  • Associates to watchRosie Wrobel
    Associates to watchRosie Wrobel

    Rosie Wrobel

    Rosie Wrobel of Osborne Clarke is recognised for her ability to advise on complex regulatory and compliance issues. She acts for a wide range of clients including payment service providers and e-money platforms.

    • Rosie is a pleasure to deal with and takes a high level of accountability in the advice she provides.

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