FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2025 : USA - Nationwide
Band 2
Contact number
+1 212 506 5000Chambers Review
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is active across multiple FinTech verticals. Its lawyers handle regulatory analysis, facilitate transactions and represent clients in litigation relating to blockchain, payments and data protection.
Work Highlights
- Orrick advised Moniepoint, a United Kingdom-based company that makes business payments and has banking platforms in Nigeria, in its acquisition of Kopo Kopo, a Kenya-based company that is the developer of a mobile payment platform designed to assist merchants in accepting electronic payments from their customers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Orrick provided practical advice. They understood the regulators' perspective and were up to date on industry developments."
"Orrick have the ability to provide insight and advice at the intersection of finance and technology where novel concepts may not be well-established law."
"Orrick's deep fluency in the relevant authority enables their FinTech practice to produce creative, defensible solutions, especially in developing new FinTech products."
"Orrick have a deep understanding of federal and state regulators, as well as our business model and goals. They have the ability to provide pragmatic solutions and recommendations."
"Orrick provided practical advice. They understood the regulators' perspective and were up to date on industry developments."
"Orrick have the ability to provide insight and advice at the intersection of finance and technology where novel concepts may not be well-established law."
"Orrick's deep fluency in the relevant authority enables their FinTech practice to produce creative, defensible solutions, especially in developing new FinTech products."
"Orrick have a deep understanding of federal and state regulators, as well as our business model and goals. They have the ability to provide pragmatic solutions and recommendations."
Notable Practitioners
Behnam Dayanim is the global head of digital commerce and gaming at Orrick. Dayanim advises FinTech and financial services companies on data ownership, data protection and cybersecurity.
Joseph Perkins is a go-to adviser for clients in the digital assets ecosystem. His practice involves advising blockchain companies on financing rounds and providing corporate counsel to clients entering the NFT space.
"Joseph is an excellent legal counsel."