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Sidley Austin is a market leader securities law, broker-dealer licensing and state money transmission law matters. The team has impressive regulatory expertise in payments law and blockchain. It also advises on investment fund formation for FinTech funds, and handles capital markets matters and FinTech M&A.
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Sidley Austin assisted PayPal with major product enhancements in 2024, including checkout experiences involving AI tools to drive more meaningful product recommendations, the launch of PayPal Fastlane, and the revamping of the PayPal rewards programme.
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Sidley Austin has always offered expert counsel and is very easy to work with. We have brought them complex questions and they have always handled them with care and expertise, expeditiously.
Sidley Austin's lawyers are innovative, passionate, and incredibly skilled in the space.
Sidley lawyers are knowledgeable about the relevant laws/regulations in the payments space. They are aware of the industry developments and practical in the application of and advice on these matters.
Sidley is one of the most involved and knowledgeable firms in the crypto space. It has an impressive grasp of the legal challenges, and has positive and productive engagements with regulators.
Sidley Austin has always offered expert counsel and is very easy to work with. We have brought them complex questions and they have always handled them with care and expertise, expeditiously.
Sidley Austin's lawyers are innovative, passionate, and incredibly skilled in the space.
Sidley lawyers are knowledgeable about the relevant laws/regulations in the payments space. They are aware of the industry developments and practical in the application of and advice on these matters.
Sidley is one of the most involved and knowledgeable firms in the crypto space. It has an impressive grasp of the legal challenges, and has positive and productive engagements with regulators.
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David Teitelbaum has great expertise in payments law and blockchain-related matters. He advises payments platform businesses and crypto projects on regulatory matters, including anti-money laundering compliance.
He's very thoughtful and abreast of knowledge. He's not just answering the question but really helping you solve the problem.
He's very well connected with everyone in the industry and has the ability to provide great legal advice.
David is a really smart lawyer, he helps us sort through hard issues with creativity.
Joel Feinberg is a leader of Sidley's international Banking and Financial Services group. Feinberg's work centres around regulatory compliance, licensing and transactional matters in payments. Feinberg often acts for open banking platform businesses.
Lilya Tessler is the New York head of Sidley's FinTech and blockchain services group. She is an industry leader in securities enforcement and regulatory issues pertaining to blockchain. Her clear understanding of the underlying technology is commended by a range of sources.
Lilya has fantastic insight not only into legal issues but also market trends. She has a very pragmatic approach to solving problems.
Lilya has a finger on the pulse of what's happening in the space and provides amazing customer service.
She's fantastic, she really understands discussions about the tech and how that drives different conclusions from a regulatory perspective.
Andrew Blake is a partner at Sidley Austin and a member of its global Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice. Blake advises blockchain and financial service clients on regulatory issues around digital assets.
Andrew Blake was fantastic at managing the case.
Andrew Blake is an expert on clearing agencies. He also knows all things market structure and is a pleasure to deal with. He's extremely polished and persuasively delivers the point you want to make.
Andrew Sioson is a partner at Sidley Austin and a member of its global Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice. Sioson is a former special counsel at the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets. He is well regarded for advising clients on SEC, FINRA, and other regulatory issues related to blockchain and cryptocurrency.
Andrew is the lawyer you call when you have a difficult project and you want to get the job done right the first time. His responsiveness and updates put me at ease.
Andrew has been my go-to for SEC-related strategy and his guidance was really helpful for us as he worked at the SEC. He's good at finding the balance between risk mitigation and business pragmatism.