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Provided by Jeffrey D Silberman
Jeff Silberman is co-chair of the firm’s Financial Services Group and co-lead of our Fintech practice, where he provides business-oriented and strategic advice to fintech companies and financial institutions.
Jeff’s focus includes bank/fintech partnerships, online and app-based financial services, digital assets and blockchain based payment systems, marketplace business models, and capital markets matters. He has extensive experience negotiating commercial and strategic relationships in highly regulated markets and is known for advising financial institutions and high-growth companies on the various legal, regulatory, and operational complexities associated with financial infrastructure, digital-first financial products, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and licensing arrangements, and the adoption and scale of online, app, and cloud-based business models.
Jeff regularly acts as external general counsel advising early and growth stage startups, as well as incumbent fintech companies and financial institutions, on all areas affecting their organizations. He works closely with senior management and boards of directors to provide practical legal and business advice.
Jeff has over two decades of legal experience in the fintech, financial services, and capital markets space, including nine years as in-house and general counsel at prominent fintech and financial services companies.
Provided by Chambers
Jeffrey Silberman is noted for his ability to advise on online payments and lending platforms on product and regulatory matters. Silberman's clientele ranges from start-ups to incumbent financial institutions, who rely on his expertise in capital markets transactions, consumer lending matters and state licensing issues.
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Jeff doesn’t operate like outside counsel. He knows your business and the industry around it as if he were in-house. We never have to look over our shoulders when Jeff is handling our affairs.
Jeff is responsive and respectful, and his knowledge of legal matters in the FinTech space is extremely valuable to me. I cannot speak of him highly enough.
Jeff is a rockstar. I appreciate his sense as an operator, but he is also truly aware of what is happening in the market.
Jeff doesn’t operate like outside counsel. He knows your business and the industry around it as if he were in-house. We never have to look over our shoulders when Jeff is handling our affairs.
Jeff is responsive and respectful, and his knowledge of legal matters in the FinTech space is extremely valuable to me. I cannot speak of him highly enough.
Jeff is a rockstar. I appreciate his sense as an operator, but he is also truly aware of what is happening in the market.
