Financial Services: Payments Law
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Travers Smith's broad team operates in all sectors of the market, with particular strength in advising asset managers and private equity groups on compliance on relevant regulatory developments. It also advises on payments law matters, in addition to other financial market infrastructure issues.
Work Highlights
- Travers Smith advised Pay.UK on the design and implementation of the New Payments Architecture.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Travers Smith is a commercial and strong partner. Their expertise is outstanding and the team always provide hands-on advice. They truly work as a team and they ensure clients get what's needed."
"The team at Travers Smith provide critical thinking, experience and understanding of legal frameworks. They are able to quickly construct quality solutions."
"What distinguishes Travers Smith is the number of people they have who are excellent. Their bench is amazing."
"Travers Smith is a commercial and strong partner. Their expertise is outstanding and the team always provide hands-on advice. They truly work as a team and they ensure clients get what's needed."
"The team at Travers Smith provide critical thinking, experience and understanding of legal frameworks. They are able to quickly construct quality solutions."
"What distinguishes Travers Smith is the number of people they have who are excellent. Their bench is amazing."
Notable Practitioners
Senior consultant Mark Evans is recognised for the depth of his experience in the financial services industry. His experience includes acting for both banks and payments infrastructure providers.
Tim Lewis is head of financial services and markets at Travers Smith. He frequently advises investment management companies and institutional investors on regulatory compliance.
"Tim Lewis is extremely intelligent and insightful, while remaining friendly and approachable."
"Tim is the perfect combination of knowledge and experience. He leverages his experience to find effective solutions."
"Tim Lewis is hugely knowledgeable."
Philip Bartram is a regulatory expert whose clientele includes a number of high-profile private equity funds.
"Philip is the ultimate trusted adviser for compliance and regulatory cases. He has good judgement, is a good sounding board and is a practical adviser. He is super smart and plugged in."
"Philip is direct, accommodating and clear with budget. He understands the context of clients' businesses and understands the ramifications."
Natalie Lewis is a regular adviser to major payments service providers on a broad array of regulatory matters. She heads the fintech group at Travers Smith.
"Natalie is phenomenally dedicated and hard-working."
"Natalie is expert in conceptional questions. She's good at responding and giving a view. Natalie is a real value-add, and she goes above and beyond for her clients."
"Natalie is very knowledgeable and is wonderful to work with."
Michael Raymond advises well-known asset managers on a full range of financial services regulatory matters.
"Michael is super commercial, and he has both the technical knowledge and the commercial view."