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FinTech USA FinTech Legal

Chambers FinTech identifies the leading payments, blockchain, cyber security and data protection specialists globally, offering an invaluable resource for start-up and scale-up FinTech businesses, incumbent tech and financial services firms, and PE/VC investors in the sector.

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Band 1
  1. Paul Hastings LLP
  2. Sidley Austin LLP
  3. Latham & Watkins LLP
2
Band 2
  1. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  2. Perkins Coie LLP
  3. Allen & Overy LLP
  4. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  5. DLA Piper LLP (US)
  6. Mayer Brown LLP
3
Band 3
  1. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
  2. Cooley LLP
  3. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  4. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
  5. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  6. White & Case LLP
    White & Case LLP
  7. Alston & Bird LLP
  8. Buckley LLP
  9. Clifford Chance US LLP
  10. Goodwin
  11. Hogan Lovells
  12. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  13. Morrison Foerster
  14. WilmerHale
4
Band 4
  1. McGlinchey Stafford
    McGlinchey Stafford
  2. McGuireWoods LLP
    McGuireWoods LLP
  3. BakerHostetler LLP
  4. Ballard Spahr LLP
  5. Covington & Burling LLP
  6. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
  7. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
  8. Fenwick
  9. Jones Day
  10. Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  11. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
  12. O'Melveny & Myers LLP
  13. Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
  14. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
5
Band 5
  1. Dechert LLP
    Dechert LLP
  2. DLx Law
    DLx Law
  3. Arnold & Porter
  4. Dentons
  5. Greenberg Traurig, PA
  6. Hudson Cook, LLP
  7. K&L Gates
  8. McDermott Will & Emery LLP
  9. Norton Rose Fulbright
  10. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  11. Ropes & Gray LLP
  12. Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  13. Sullivan & Worcester
  14. Venable LLP
  15. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

1
Band 1
  1. 1
    Paul Hastings LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 1 |
    Paul Hastings is at the forefront of payments law in the USA. The firm has an impressive client list and advises major payments platforms on regulatory matters and transactions. It has further strength in cryptocurrency regulatory matters and data privacy and cybersecurity work.
  2. 1
    Sidley Austin LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 1 |
    Sidley Austin is a market leader for matters including securities law, broker-dealer licensing and state money transmission laws. The team has impressive regulatory expertise in payments law and blockchain matters. It also advises on investment fund formation for FinTech funds, and handles capital markets matters and FinTech M&A.
  3. Latham & Watkins LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 1
2
Band 2
  1. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
    2
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 2 |
    Orrick is active across multiple FinTech verticals. Its lawyers handle regulatory analysis, facilitate transactions and represent clients in litigation relating to blockchain, payments and data protection.
  2. 2
    Perkins Coie LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 2 |
    Perkins Coie is pre-eminent in blockchain and cryptocurrency. The firm advises clients on mandates such as 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 data privacy, securities and money transmission laws.
  3. Allen & Overy LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 2
  4. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 2
  5. DLA Piper LLP (US)
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 2
  6. Mayer Brown LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 2
3
Band 3
  1. 3
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3 |
    "The lawyers at Cleary are extraordinary at being able to handle matters that implicate many different areas of law and involve complex commercial arrangements and regulatory analysis. They have vast knowledge of existing laws and precedent and great judgement about how to navigate ambiguous and complex issues."
  2. 3
    Cooley LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3 |
    "Cooley has served as our invaluable, indispensible outside counsel on complex payments legal and regulatory matters involving multiple jurisdictions and cross-border elements. They have consistently provided practicable advice that is grounded in extensive experience advising different companies in this space and forming close relationships with various regulators."
  3. 3
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3 |
    Debevoise & Plimpton has a respected practice that acts for established names in FinTech on mandates ranging from strategic transactions and cryptocurrency regulation, to the formation and structuring of blockchain platforms. The firm assists a number of multinational corporations on innovation projects, including virtual wallets.
  4. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    3
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3 |
    Skadden has a pre-eminent M&A practice and impressive capabilities in digital assets regulatory matters. The firm also advises on financial regulation, litigation and intellectual property matters, including innovative cryptocurrency projects.
  5. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    3
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3 |
    Sullivan & Cromwell has an impressive reputation for bank regulatory matters and a focus on blockchain and cryptocurrency. The firm is often instructed on SEC and CFTC registrations and provides regulatory and corporate counsel to digital asset businesses.
  6. White & Case LLP
    3
    White & Case LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3 |
    White & Case has a very strong reputation for capital markets work and oversees acquisitions and partnerships in the digital assets industry. It also handles regulatory matters concerning cryptocurrency and other digital assets, including NFT platform launches. Its clients include financial institutions, technology companies and payments processors.
  7. Alston & Bird LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3
  8. Buckley LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3
  9. Clifford Chance US LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3
  10. Goodwin
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3
  11. Hogan Lovells
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3
  12. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3
  13. Morrison Foerster
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3
  14. WilmerHale
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 3
4
Band 4
  1. McGlinchey Stafford
    4
    McGlinchey Stafford
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4 |
    "The McGlinchey team operate in a complex space that requires depth not only in federal law or the law of a particular state, but federal law, the laws of each state, and industry standards. The team has experts across all of these areas who work seamlessly together."
  2. McGuireWoods LLP
    4
    McGuireWoods LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4 |
    "I have always been impressed that they are well-informed about emerging trends, and they always surprise me by quickly identifying potential legal issues (and potential solutions to those issues) that I failed to see."
  3. BakerHostetler LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  4. Ballard Spahr LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  5. Covington & Burling LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  6. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  7. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  8. Fenwick
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  9. Jones Day
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  10. Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  11. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  12. O'Melveny & Myers LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  13. Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
  14. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 4
5
Band 5
  1. Dechert LLP
    5
    Dechert LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5 |
    Dechert advises investment platform providers, asset managers, crypto businesses and traditional financial institutions on M&A deals, capital markets work and regulatory compliance.
  2. DLx Law
    5
    DLx Law
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5 |
    Boutique law firm DLx Law has a strong practice dedicated to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Clients value its expertise in federal and state securities law in relation to the sale of tokenised securities. The firm often advises startups and established blockchain businesses on corporate transactions and financial regulatory compliance.
  3. Arnold & Porter
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  4. Dentons
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  5. Greenberg Traurig, PA
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  6. Hudson Cook, LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  7. K&L Gates
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  8. McDermott Will & Emery LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  9. Norton Rose Fulbright
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  10. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  11. Ropes & Gray LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  12. Steptoe & Johnson LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  13. Sullivan & Worcester
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  14. Venable LLP
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5
  15. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
    FinTech Legal
    2023 | Band 5