FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
UK-wide
2 years ranked
INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Simon Toms
FinTech 2026
Ranked in 2 practice areas
About
Provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Practice Areas
Simon Toms has experience in a wide range of cross-border public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and equity capital markets transactions, with a particular focus on the technology, fintech, media and telecoms sectors. He also advises clients on corporate governance issues, including ESG-related matters.
Chambers Review
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Professional Advisers: FinTech
FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing - UK-wide
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Simon Toms advises clients in the FinTech, technology and telecommunications sectors on cross-border M&A transactions. His work regularly involves payments, open banking and blockchain elements.
FinTech Legal - UK-wide
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Simon Toms advises clients in the FinTech, technology and telecommunications sectors on cross-border M&A transactions. His work regularly involves payments, open banking and blockchain elements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Simon has been proactive in shaping what has been an industry stuck in the nascent stage, and bringing it into the now. He is very collaborative and delivers a lot on innovative issues in the market.
FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & FinancingProfessional Advisers: FinTechSimon naturally combines an aura of openness and friendliness with a deep commercial and legal understanding, providing important insights and perspectives.
FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & FinancingProfessional Advisers: FinTechSimon Toms combines extensive subject matter legal expertise with a pragmatic and commercially-oriented approach.
FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & FinancingProfessional Advisers: FinTech
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