FinTech Legal - Canada
What the Team is Known For
Blake Cassels has established itself as the preferred firm for many global companies looking to operate in Canada. Its financial regulatory capabilities receive wide market recognition, along with its experience in working with institutional investors in the FinTech industry.
Strengths
"Blakes has a talented team of lawyers with great depth of experience in financial services regulation and related areas."
"The firm has very experienced lawyers who stay abreast of current and proposed new laws. Their practical guidance and collaborative approach to solutions is very much appreciated."
"Blake Cassels has excellent subject matter experience in a wide variety of areas, and niche areas too. The firm is always able to find someone to assist with an issue."
Work Highlights
Blake, Cassels & Graydon advised The Toronto Dominion Bank, Merchant Solutions Divisionon streamlining the process through which merchant-facing sales and account representatives enter into new and amended payment processing contracts with merchants.
Notable Practitioners
Jacqueline Shinfield co-leads Blake Cassels' financial regulatory group. She is able to provide a wide range of financial regulatory advice to companies involved in digital currency projects, e-wallet providers and payment platforms. "Jaqueline Shinfield is a walking encyclopaedia on FinTech regulations. She is an insightful and thoughtful lawyer."
Tracy Molino draws on her expertise from working in-house at a bank and for Payments Canada to provide advice on a wide range of matters, including payments infrastructure questions.