FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
FinTech Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 2
About
Provided by Goodwin
We launched our standalone Fintech practice in 2014 and currently have more than 150 lawyers advising fintech clients, including more than one-third of the Forbes Fintech 50.
We partner with companies that are driving the digital transformation in finance, from startups to established financial institutions. Our team is comprised of subject matter experts that advise on transactions, regulations, litigation, enforcement, and investigations in this heavily regulated industry.
Goodwin is the only AmLaw 25 firm with dedicated partners, counsels, and associates practicing in every Fintech focus area. These verticals connect a diverse, cross-disciplinary, and global team pulling from our most successful and high-growth practice areas, including banking, consumer financial services, technology, capital markets, venture capital, private equity, debt finance, employment, privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual property and patents, and tax.
Chambers Review
Goodwin has an internationally strong reputation for technology sector transactional matters and for advising tech and FinTech companies and investments on equity funding rounds. Its London team has a particularly active practice in cryptocurrency, as well as handling FinTech M&A and investment rounds for FinTechs and VC investors.
Work Highlights
- Goodwin advised Accelex, an alternative assets analytics platform, on its GBP12 million Series A funding round, led by US investor FactSet.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Goodwin are very technical, commercial and very well informed about this practice area. They are my go-to firm for FinTech in the UK."
"Goodwin have handled everything we have thrown at them incredibly well. I trust their advice and they would be my first call if I needed help. I have been impressed with every team member."
"Goodwin is able to handle decently complex situations without having to pull in a huge number of resources. Goodwin is a global law firm with diverse practices."
"Goodwin's team are extremely knowledgeable and well respected in the crypto and FinTech industry, and have built strong relationships with key players in the industry."
"Goodwin are very technical, commercial and very well informed about this practice area. They are my go-to firm for FinTech in the UK."
"Goodwin have handled everything we have thrown at them incredibly well. I trust their advice and they would be my first call if I needed help. I have been impressed with every team member."
"Goodwin is able to handle decently complex situations without having to pull in a huge number of resources. Goodwin is a global law firm with diverse practices."
"Goodwin's team are extremely knowledgeable and well respected in the crypto and FinTech industry, and have built strong relationships with key players in the industry."
Notable Practitioners
Arvin Abrahamjoined Goodwin in 2023. Abraham brings extensive in-house banking experience to complex corporate transactions and financial regulatory mandates. He often advises venture funds on investments in FinTech and crypto projects, and also advises startup businesses on regulatory and transactional matters and capital raising rounds.
"Because Arvin has strong commercial savviness and negotiation skills, he is able to reduce deal friction and get maximum leverage for us consistently."
"Arvin is one of the leading thinkers working at the intersection of FinTech, payments and crypto in UK/Europe and beyond."
"Arvin is a great professional, always delivering quality work on time. He is one of the best M&A lawyers I’ve personally dealt with."
Andrew Davis regularly advises venture capital funds on high-value investments in FinTech and the tech sector more broadly. Davis chairs Goodwin's global tech M&A group.
"Andrew Davis is one of the best lawyers I have worked with. I completely trust his advice."
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