FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2024 : Norway
Band 1
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Provided by Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Simonsen Vogt Wiig's FinTech Practice
Simonsen Vogt Wiig’s strong cross-practice FinTech team, comprising two dedicated partners and several qualified lawyers, leverages on its deep roots in technology and financial services regulatory law, as well as intellectual property in order to provide comprehensive, integrated and credible FinTech legal services to a wide array of incumbents, traditional players, disruptors, collaborators and fledgling start-ups.
The firm's comprehensive FinTech legal services are a particular draw for payments and cryptocurrency clients, both particularly 'hot' areas of FinTech in Norway and Scandinavia. This includes regulatory advice relating to payment services, lending activity, crowdfunding/crowdlending, card schemes, issuance of cryptocurrency/ICOs, technological infrastructure, operational systems, consumer protection, data privacy, cyber risk, intellectual property and general contractual negotiations.
Chambers Review
Simonsen is a highly respected firm in Norway with significant expertise in payments law. The firm acts for large banks and start-ups on corporate matters, regulatory compliance, data privacy and cryptocurrency issues. It has further capability in intellectual property and crowdfunding.
Work Highlights
- Simonsen advised the Central Bank of Norway on its testing of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The Central Bank is developing a prototype CBDC based on the Ethereum blockchain.
Strengths
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"We are very satisfied with the work Simonsen have delivered for us. We have had experts assigned to us across a multitude of topics."
"Simonsen has been the leading FinTech law firm for many years now and has the most knowledge in the space."
"We are very satisfied with the work Simonsen have delivered for us. We have had experts assigned to us across a multitude of topics."
"Simonsen has been the leading FinTech law firm for many years now and has the most knowledge in the space."
Notable Practitioners
Espen Tøndel has a wealth of experience in negotiating large procurement transactions in the technology sector. Tøndel also has significant expertise in mobile payments, and acts for established players and start-ups entering the Norwegian market.
Morten Wilhelm Winther is widely recognised for his expertise in financial regulatory law. He has extensive experience advising clients on the regulatory implications of PSD2, as well as issues surrounding virtual currencies and tokenisation.
"Morten Wilhelm Winther is an expert in regulation and financial work and a real expert with lots of experience in the FinTech space."
"Morten has very deep domain knowledge of the regulatory environment in Norway."
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