FinTech Legal - Luxembourg
What the Team is Known For
Clifford Chance's global tech group acts for banks, asset managers, private equity funds and FinTechs on transactional matters and advises on regulatory compliance. The firm has significant experience in digital bond issuances, having acted for major bond issuers on their first digital bonds, and it has further expertise in tokenisation and digital payments.
Strengths
"Clifford Chance is one of the key firms in Luxembourg specialising among others in DLT and crypto-asset legal frameworks. The firm is strong and well positioned in the market."
"Clifford Chance is an outstanding global firm with market-leading expertise in FinTech. Clifford Chance's strengths are, among others, deep knowledge and valuable experience in the field."
"They have the depth and breadth of knowledge, and availability at a moment's notice."
Work Highlights
Clifford Chance advised the European Investment Bank on a digital bond in relation to the "Proof of Climate awaReness" (PoCR) protocol.
Notable Practitioners
Steve Jacoby co-leads the Luxembourg banking, finance and capital markets practice at Clifford Chance, and leads the firm's FinTech team. Jacoby handles financial regulatory matters relating to securitisation and tokenisation, capital markets, derivatives and digital payments. "Steve is among the top individual legal practitioners we had the pleasure to work with. His sophistication, knowledge and commercial awareness are unrivalled." "Steve has rich experience in regulatory matters. He is responsive, with great dedication to our matter, and gives practical guidance." "Steve is arguably the best all-round lawyer I have met in my career."
Christian Kremer co-heads the Corporate and Capital Markets practices at Clifford Chance. Kremer supports clients on their licensing applications and advises on financial regulations such as MiFID. "I've always recommended Christian highly."
