FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
FinTech Guide 2025 : USA - Nationwide
Band 3
Contact number
+1 404 885 3000Chambers Review
Troutman Pepper has a strong FinTech practice in payments, data protection and corporate securities. Its lawyers advise and represent key trade associations, traditional financial institutions, payment providers and major tech firms on privacy and data regulatory compliance, security incidents, M&A, enforcement actions, as well as licensing and commercial matters. The team is also able to act on blockchain and crypto-related matters.
Work Highlights
- Troutman Pepper assisted CloudPay, a UK FinTech that provides, among other things, earned wage access (EWA) payments for employers and employees with its entry into the United States and the state and federal lending laws implications on its EWA program in the United States.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have strong expertise and are excellent."
"Troutman Pepper attorneys are extremely knowledgeable in their subject matter expertise. They are clear and concise in communication with complex and sophisticated matters."
"Their services are targeted, timely and informed."
"Troutman has a breadth and depth of knowledge with various subject matter experts. The partners and associates are very responsive and timely in providing deliverables."
"Troutman has a great understanding of the current landscape as well as directionally where things in the privacy area are headed. They assist with practical applications and navigating the grey areas."
"They have strong expertise and are excellent."
"Troutman Pepper attorneys are extremely knowledgeable in their subject matter expertise. They are clear and concise in communication with complex and sophisticated matters."
"Their services are targeted, timely and informed."
"Troutman has a breadth and depth of knowledge with various subject matter experts. The partners and associates are very responsive and timely in providing deliverables."
"Troutman has a great understanding of the current landscape as well as directionally where things in the privacy area are headed. They assist with practical applications and navigating the grey areas."
Notable Practitioners
James Kim is a payments law and lending specialist at Troutman Pepper. Kim was previously a senior enforcement lawyer at the CFPB, and in private practice advises FinTech clients on consumer protection and general regulatory compliance work.
"James provides great services and is very thoughtful."
"James is fantastic."
Kim Phan is a partner in Troutman Pepper's privacy and data security group. Phan assists clients with building regulatory compliant structures and advises on data protection and cybersecurity law.
"Kim presented complex legal issues and distilled them in a thoughtful manner that was helpful to the organisation."
"Kim's awesome. She's very knowledgeable on a very broad array of topics. She's been super helpful not only in helping us understand the risks but also is very business-savvy."
"Kim is very knowledgeable and has worked in the privacy and FCRA space for some time and in different capacities. She also is very pragmatic, which we appreciate."
Keith Barnett is a partner in Troutman Pepper's Financial Services group. Barnett is well regarded by sources for his expertise in payments regulations and banking regulatory issues.
"His counsel moves effortlessly between the tactical and the strategic and is thus invaluable. Keith takes the time needed to create overarching strategies that can be implemented in multiple matters."
"Keith is an excellent attorney with great experience."
"I can rely on Keith to provide excellent service and detailed and thorough advice on complex matters."