About
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
Shoosmiths' specialist cross-disciplinary team guides and supports clients of all sizes - from investors and start-ups, to challengers, institutions, and household names.
As FinTech has evolved, so have we. Our team of specialist lawyers have the expertise and experience needed to guide and support clients across the FinTech ecosystem - from solution providers, disruptors, and investors, through to businesses and institutions looking to procure new products and services or to partner and collaborate.
We understand the unique balance which those engaged with FinTech must strike between innovation, complex commercial and technical arrangements, and wide-ranging legal and regulatory requirements. We also appreciate that the pace of change and fierce competition make agility and speed to market key.
We can help establish and run a suitable business structure; navigate complex regulations; ensure products, services and customer journeys are designed in a compliant manner. We can also assist with the protection and commercialisation of new ideas, innovations and brands and help put strategic supply and partnership arrangements in place. We can assist you in assessing potential new partners or suppliers, in running procurements, and in negotiating new collaboration or procurement agreements. We can help you raise finance and investments, enter into joint ventures or strategic partnerships, acquire or dispose of businesses and assets, and ultimately carry out listings.
Chambers Review
Shoosmiths in the North West advises various clients on a variety of FinTech matters. Its clients include start-ups, scale-ups, and technology and financial services businesses. It is experienced in advising on matters in relation to payments, open banking, buy-now-pay-later services, and AI.
Luke Stubbs is a key contact.
Strengths
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"All matters brought before Shoosmiths have been handled quickly and with a satisfactory outcome. Shoosmiths has many highly qualified specialists in their respective fields on their team."
"Their expertise was excellent. They were very responsive and provided excellent service levels at all times."
"They were always very knowledgeable and quick to find answers when they didn't know the matter at hand, and have always been very responsive."
"All matters brought before Shoosmiths have been handled quickly and with a satisfactory outcome. Shoosmiths has many highly qualified specialists in their respective fields on their team."
"Their expertise was excellent. They were very responsive and provided excellent service levels at all times."
"They were always very knowledgeable and quick to find answers when they didn't know the matter at hand, and have always been very responsive."
Members
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
Ben Traynor
Luke Stubbs
Head of Department
Melissa Gulcimen
Suzanne Taylor
Clients
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
ABN Amro
DealsPlus
Moove
Industries
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
AI / machine learning, and automation
Automated trading, including AI and ML-led strategies, systems, products and services
Competition and anti-trust
Consumer finance
Corporate governance
Crypto assets and tokenisation
Cybersecurity
Infrastructure, cloud and other technology and sourcing arrangements (including by regulated businesses)
Investigations and enforcement
Litigation and disputes
On-boarding, KYC / AML
Open banking and finance
Payments and e-money, including Buy-Now-Pay-Later
Peer-to-peer lending
RegTech
Software and systems development and implementation
White collar crime