FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies | FinTech

Cahill Gordon & Reindel has a growing profile in FinTech, with notable recent hires in this area of specialism. It offers significant regulatory and litigation expertise in blockchain and cryptocurrency.

Perkins Coie is pre-eminent in blockchain and cryptocurrency. The firm advises clients on product structuring, licensing, acquisitions and crypto litigation. Perkins Coie's client base includes payments platforms, innovative blockchain companies, challenger banks and crypto exchanges. Its lawyers also advise on securities and money transmission laws.

Sidley Austin is a market leader in securities law, broker-dealer licensing and state money transmission law matters. The team has impressive regulatory expertise in payments law and blockchain. It also advises on investment fund formation for FinTech funds, and handles capital markets matters and FinTech M&A.

Cleary Gottlieb's FinTech lawyers provide regulatory advice concerning digital assets, handle regulatory enforcement matters and advise on high value M&A deals. Its clients include digital asset startups, global institutions and investment banks.

Skadden has a pre-eminent M&A practice and impressive capabilities in digital assets regulatory matters. The firm also advises on financial regulation, litigation, cybersecurity, intellectual property matters, as well as innovative cryptocurrency projects.

A&O Shearman has a strong FinTech practice in its New York and Silicon Valley offices. Its team regularly advises on major cryptocurrency projects, commercial transactions, lending platforms and regulatory compliance matters. Its lawyers also act for big tech companies on cryptocurrency integrations and other payments law matters.

McDermott Will & Schulte provides regulatory and product structuring advice to clients in digital assets. MWS partners are often sought out to assist with novel NFT-related projects.

Winston & Strawn has notable capabilities in blockchain and crypto regulations, crypto asset disputes and corporate financing. The team advises blockchain clients on initial token offerings, blockchain product development and regional expansions.

Ashbury Legal is a capable blockchain-focused boutique based in San Francisco advising on blockchain infrastructure, cryptocurrency, real world tokenisation, NFTs and DeFi matters. The team is well recognised for its expertise and solution-oriented approach.

Brown Rudnick has a capable blockchain and cryptocurrency practice, advising clients on government investigations and enforcement, blockchain formations and regulations, class action suits as well as transactions.

Boutique law firm DLx Law often advises start-ups and established blockchain businesses on corporate transactions and financial regulatory compliance.

The FinTech practice at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher advises traditional and emerging companies on regulatory, enforcement, transactional and litigation matters, with a focus on blockchain, payments and digital assets-related issues.

Mayer Brown is a prominent FinTech law firm. The team is well regarded for advising financial institutions on FinTech M&A and investment deals. It also has a highly regarded financial services regulatory practice and regularly advises on market-first payments law matters.

Taft's FinTech team houses experienced specialists adept at advising on legal, corporate and regulatory matters across the FinTech landscape. The firm's payments group acts on money transmission, e-commerce and crypto payments matters. The blockchain team advises on product development, transactions and SEC registration and litigation.