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About
Provided by James Burnie
Practice Areas
Financial Services Regulation & FinTech
Career
James advises a wide range of firms on all aspects of EU and UK financial services regulation and FinTech. This includes advisory, project and transactional work in connection with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, the Capital Requirements Directive and Regulation, the FCA Handbook and PRA Rulebook (including conduct of business obligations and financial promotions), the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and regulatory perimeter questions.
James' work is award winning, receiving runner-up at the Crypto A.M. Awards 2020, “Standout” at the FT Innovation in Legal Expertise Awards 2018; “Highly Commended” at the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards 2017 and “Highly Commended / Runner Up” at Legalweek: The British legal Awards 2017.
Publications
James is co-author of both RegTech and PayTech books whose authorship is crowd-sourced through a voting process and has published on blockchain. He is also co-author of the UK chapter in the First Edition of the Financial Technology Law Review, and co-published the first function-based cryptoasset taxonomy in academic journal Ledger. James has been quoted by Ignites Europe (Financial Times), Regulatory Intelligence and Compliance Complete (Thompson Reuters), Law 360 and the New Money Review.
James is also the host of popular industry podcast Crypto Cast.
Chambers Review
FinTech
James Burnieof gunnercooke is respected for his expertise in cryptocurrency matters. His work includes regulatory advice and securing authorisations from regulators, and his clients include token projects and NFT creators. Burnie is highlighted for his strong technical knowledge and understanding of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.
James Burnieof gunnercooke is respected for his expertise in cryptocurrency matters. His work includes regulatory advice and securing authorisations from regulators, and his clients include token projects and NFT creators. Burnie is highlighted for his strong technical knowledge and understanding of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.
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Provided by Chambers
"James Burnie is very practical, knowledgeable and hands-on. He is also very creative and brings a real enthusiastic approach to matters, which is great."
"James is very good - a real thought leader in this space."
"James is an absolute wizard when it comes to this sector. He is so thorough, incredibly sharp, so humble and grounded, and a true thought leader in the space."
"James has the ability to consistently meet my clients' needs, no matter the complexity. I am convinced he can handle anything I throw at him, and there simply isn't an individual I'd recommend more."
"James Burnie is very practical, knowledgeable and hands-on. He is also very creative and brings a real enthusiastic approach to matters, which is great."
"James is very good - a real thought leader in this space."
"James is an absolute wizard when it comes to this sector. He is so thorough, incredibly sharp, so humble and grounded, and a true thought leader in the space."
"James has the ability to consistently meet my clients' needs, no matter the complexity. I am convinced he can handle anything I throw at him, and there simply isn't an individual I'd recommend more."