Department profile
Taft

FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending

FinTech Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide


Taft

Rankings

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Taft's FinTech team houses experienced specialists adept at advising on legal, corporate and regulatory matters across the FinTech landscape. The firm's payments group acts on money transmission, e-commerce and crypto payments matters. The blockchain team advises on product development, transactions and SEC registration and litigation.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Taft advised 3MD Capital on the development of a blockchain-based stablecoin backed by oil and gas and mineral rights.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Whether it is payments, FinTech or commercial litigation, Taft provides strong and talented counsel and bench strength within their specialties.

    FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
  • Taft has demonstrated a deep expertise in FinTech, payment contracts and terms. Their thoughtful approach to anticipate challenges and guidance sets Taft apart from other firms that I've worked with.

    FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
  • The Taft team is creative, has expansive knowledge and the ability to make introductions to key law makers and regulators.

    FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
  • Taft consistently delivers with impressive speed. Their deep expertise ensures our needs are met with insight, while their commitment to relationship-building fosters trust and collaboration.

    FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
  • Taft's team members have the ability to translate the technical and legal language into easy to understand corporate terms.

    FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

  • Band 2Richard B Levin
    Band 2Richard B Levin

    Richard B Levin

    Richard Levin recently joined Taft in the firm's Denver office to head the firm's FinTech group. He advises early-stage companies as well as publicly traded entities on matters such as alternative trading systems, digital currency exchanges and broker-dealer licensing.

    • Richard is creative, responsive and possesses an intuition that helps organisations map to regulatory success.

      FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
    • Richard's long history of solving difficult tasks is well known. Additionally, his global relationships in both industry and regulatory areas are unmatched.

      FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
  • Band 3Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein
    Band 3Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein

    Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein

    Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein is a senior counsel in Taft's payments team deeply experienced in advising FinTechs on legal and commercial matters.

    • Katherine provides outstanding client service. She always focuses on how to meet their demands and I do not know anyone who knows more about the payments world than Katherine.

      FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
    • Katherine has an excellent ability to distil complex payment rules and regulations and communicate them to clients in ways that allow them to understand.

      FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
    • Katherine consistently provides timely and wise advice.

      FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
  • Band 3Nicole Meisner
    Band 3Nicole Meisner

    Nicole Meisner

    Nicole Meisner heads Taft's payments team. She specialises in advising payment services companies on regulatory, commercial and legal matters.

    • Nicole has risen to every challenge we have thrown at her.

      FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
    • Nicole is an incredibly knowledgeable, easy to work with professional that has met our needs consistently.

      FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
    • Nicole Meisner is a standout. She is a true specialist, constantly attending industry events and staying up to date on latest trends in the law.

      FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending respondentFinTech
  • Band 3Sean Ruff
    Band 3Sean Ruff

    Sean Ruff

    Sean Ruff was formerly an in-house counsel at Square, where he was the lead payments and regulatory counsel. He specialises in handling licensing and compliance issues on behalf of money transmitter businesses.

Ranked Individuals at Taft (4)

USA - Nationwide

What success is built on

Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.

Explore thought leadership