FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies | FinTech

MLL serves long-standing banking clients and FinTech start-ups in a variety of FinTech legal matters. The team is noted for handling cross-border mandates for a range of payments systems, as well as advising on cryptocurrency and blockchain-related matters. MLL’s FinTech clients also benefit from the firm’s market-leading IP practice.

MME is widely regarded for its legal, tax and compliance advice to financial institutions and start-ups involved in cryptocurrency and blockchain-related projects. The firm is based in Zürich and Zug, and is well regarded as a pioneer in the development of crypto law in Switzerland.

Homburger is a well-established firm in Switzerland that serves FinTech clients through its interdisciplinary technology and digital economy team. Based in Zürich, the firm advises domestic and international clients and handles a broad range of matters, including regulatory mandates and tokenisation initiatives.

Künzi Hess MacNab Attorneys at Law is a boutique practice specialising in financial services regulatory matters. It has strong capabilities in cryptocurrency, including DeFi, as well as digital payments, online savings and investment platforms and InsurTech.

Lenz & Staehelin is based in Zürich, Geneva and Lausanne with notable practices in banking and finance, corporate and IP and tax. The firm advises start-ups, investors, technology companies and established financial institutions on high-end FinTech matters.

Pestalozzi assists clients with the development and implementation of new financial technologies. The firm can provide legal, regulatory and tax advice. It regularly helps crypto and InsurTech clients with blockchain mandates, banking and financial regulatory matters, and IP and data protection issues.

CMS has a multidisciplinary FinTech team that advises financial institutions, start-ups, investors and technology enterprises. The group is capable of assisting with ICOs and TCOs, crowdfunding projects, crypto-exchanges and corporate work relating to investments in FinTechs. CMS also holds particular expertise in advising on licensing matters payment services providers.

Kellerhals Carrard operates across Switzerland, with offices in various cities. The team is deeply experienced in handling issues related to digital assets and payments issues, as well as investment agreements and financing rounds.

Wenger Vieli provides a full range of legal and tax advice, acting for both regulated financial institutions and start-ups. The firm assists with matters concerning crowd lending, mobile payments, ICOs and tokenisation, blockchain-based trading platforms and distributed ledger technology.