Ranking tables
Financial Services: Payments Law | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Departments
- Andrew Barber Dentons2 Years Ranked
Christian F McDermott Latham & Watkins2 Years Ranked
Etay Katz Ashurst2 Years Ranked
Gupinder Assi Alston & Bird LLP2 Years Ranked- James Black Hogan Lovells1 Years Ranked
Jonathan Garforth Alston & Bird LLP2 Years Ranked
Jonathan Rogers White & Case LLP13 Years Ranked- Mark Simpson Baker McKenzie2 Years Ranked
- Natalie Lewis Travers Smith LLP6 Years Ranked
- Rebecca Hickman Addleshaw Goddard LLP1 Years Ranked
Sam Robinson CMS2 Years Ranked
Stuart Davis Latham & Watkins1 Years Ranked
Thaer Sabri FM Legal1 Years Ranked
- Rosie Wrobel Osborne Clarke LLP1 Years Ranked
- Ruth Fairhurst Eversheds Sutherland7 Years Ranked
- Guy StevensonOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 A&O ShearmanFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 1 | 7 Years RankedA&O Shearman has a highly regarded payments practice, that serves both infrastructure providers and tech-driven companies. The firm's client base includes well known organisations operating in the payments and consumer finance sphere.
1 Hogan LovellsFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedHogan Lovells has a stand out team of payments law experts. It works with established payments providers, infrastructure providers and start-ups on all types of work in the area.
1 Osborne Clarke LLPFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedOsborne Clarke is particularly noted for its work in the payments law space, with a dedicated team advising on the most cutting-edge developments. The team also advises on the regulatory aspects of major transactions.
Band 2
2 Addleshaw Goddard LLPFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard is recognised for its payments expertise and for its experience of advising on issues across the payments spectrum. Its clients include banks, e-money groups and tech companies.
2 AshurstFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedAshurst has a growing payments practice and is sought out by banks, payment providers and other industry players for the strength of its work in the area.
2 Eversheds SutherlandFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedEversheds Sutherland has an accomplished payments practice and acts for a range of clients including banks, issuers of credit cards, and payments services firms. The teams work is broad and includes everything from M&A to advice on open banking.
2 Latham & WatkinsFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedLatham & Watkins is home to a noteworthy payments team that regularly advises clients on the regulatory aspects of M&A. The team also offers more general regulatory advice and works with clients on product launches.
Band 3
3 Alston & Bird LLPFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedAlston & Bird has a growing payments and fintech group in London. The team works with leading banks and payment providers on regulatory issues.
3 CMSFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedCMS works with clients across the payments market, regularly advising payments infrastructure groups, financial institutions and fintech companies. The team's offering is broad and sees them advising on commercial contracts, M&A and product launches.
3 Pinsent MasonsFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedPinsent Masons' burgeoning payments practice draws on the firm's recognised capabilities in broader technology law. It regularly advises banks and payment services providers on the development, launch and rollout of new products and platforms.
3 Travers Smith LLPFinancial Services: Payments Law2026 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedTravers Smith has a reputable payments offering and is well known for its work on both domestic and cross-border work. The team regularly works with payment services providers.