FinTech Legal - Scotland
What the team is known for
Burness Paull advises leading financial institutions and growing FinTech companies on market-leading technology, payments and data projects. The firm is one of the largest and most experienced independent Scottish firms and is engaged in complex FinTech mandates.
Strengths
"They are very strong in this area."
"I can't think of anything Burness Paull could do better. They are so far ahead of anyone else in Scotland - no one else has their depth and capacity."
Work highlights
Burness Paull advised 9X Capital on regulatory matters concerning the establishment of an investment research platform.
Notable practitioners
Callum Sinclair co-heads the firm's FinTech group and is head of the technology and commercial teams. He acts for many large tech businesses on IT outsourcing and related matters. "Callum Sinclair was an early adopter and has the ability to be credible in acting for emerging FinTechs. A lot of people can deal with low-growth companies but struggle with what legal strategies are needed for high-growth FinTechs; Callum understands the differential in ambition."
Caroline Stevenson is head of the financial services regulatory team, advising clients on a range of matters including compliance work for FinTechs. Stevenson has significant expertise in payment regulatory matters in particular. "Caroline Stevenson is very much a leader in Scotland in financial services. She also supports FinTech big and small. She does everything from smallest startups, to scale-ups, to medium-sized and large businesses: Caroline covers everything." "She is very strong in these areas."
David Goodbrand, co-head of the firm's FinTech practice, advises on complex technology and commercial matters, including digital transformation projects, data migration, outsourcing and cloud computing. His clients include financial institutions and technology companies.
