FinTech Legal | FinTech

Davis Polk & Wardwell has a broad FinTech practice and acts for financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses and tech companies. It has particular expertise in blockchain, capital markets transactions and FinTech litigation matters.

Latham & Watkins is one of the premier firms in FinTech with significant strength in capital markets, FinTech M&A, financial services regulation, payments law and cryptocurrency matters. The firm advises financial institutions, crypto exchanges and lending platforms on regulatory, structuring and transactional matters.

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.

Sidley Austin is a market leader 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.

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.

Goodwin is a notable market presence in digital assets law, and advises large investment funds, digital payments clients and crypto exchanges. Its lawyers handle transactional matters and capital markets matters, including fundraising rounds and IPOs. The team also assists with product structuring and regulatory compliance advice.

Orrick advised Moniepoint, a United Kingdom-based company that makes business payments and has banking platforms in Nigeria, in its acquisition of Kopo Kopo, a Kenya-based company that is the developer of a mobile payment platform designed to assist merchants in accepting electronic payments from their customers.

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.

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.

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 start-ups, global institutions and investment banks.

Cooley has an excellent practice in digital payments and lending, especially in matters involving money transmission regulatory issues. The firm has expertise in technology and securities law, as well as blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation.

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.

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.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher frequently acts on FinTech M&A matters. The firm also regularly advises clients on crypto legislation. It has a strong data protection practice, advising clients on privacy issues concerning blockchain-enabled platforms.

Fenwick has a strong reputation in representing blockchain and cryptocurrency firms in SEC investigations and M&A. The firm has a strong cryptocurrency practice, advising on complex product structuring and securities matters.

Greenberg Traurig has a well-respected FinTech practice. The firm provides expert advice on issues related to SEC and OFAC compliance, NFT platform launches and blockchain-based SPAC work. It also has expertise in intellectual property matters and lending agreements.

McGuireWoods have a very practical and straightforward approach to legal counselling. Their bench of lawyers, including former regulators and Supreme Court clerks, is incredibly impressive.

Schulte Roth & Zabel represented Ant Group and its US subsidiary, AUS Merchant Services, in the structuring of regulated and non-regulated payment products and services to be offered by or through AUS Merchant Services and/or its international affiliates.

Troutman Pepper has a strong FinTech practice in payments, data protection and corporate securities. Its lawyers advise and represent key trade associations, traditional financial institutions, payment providers and major tech firms on privacy and data regulatory compliance, security incidents, M&A, enforcement actions, as well as licensing and commercial matters. The team is also able to act on blockchain and crypto-related matters.

The Dechert lawyers are very commercial, have done a good job at understanding what investors want, and know the crypto industry very well. They also are extremely responsive and have a deep bench.

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.

MWE takes a very deliberate and disciplined approach when assisting clients as they navigate potentially turbulent and uncertain regulatory waters. MWE has built and continues to build a deep bench.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough has capabilities in blockchain and crypto regulations, payments regulations, digital asset disputes as well as corporate transactions. The team advises FinTech clients on SEC, FINRA, and OFAC matters, class actions, payments licensing, and buy-now, pay-later regulatory implications.

Paul, Weiss represented Coinbase in a putative consumer class action brought in the Northern District of California alleging that Coinbase misrepresented the stability and volatility risks of the stablecoin TerraUSD causing class members to believe that TerraUSD posed less risk compared to alternative digital assets available to them.

Ropes & Gray is strong on FinTech corporate transactional matters. The firm advises on significant SPAC transactions and other equity capital markets matters. Its lawyers also help clients to comply with regulation concerning crypto investments.