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FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing | FinTech

UK-wide

Chambers FinTech identifies the leading payments, blockchain, cyber security and data protection specialists globally, offering an invaluable resource for start-up and scale-up FinTech businesses, incumbent tech and financial services firms, and PE/VC investors in the sector.

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Band 1

  1. A&O Shearman
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    A&O Shearman
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years Ranked

    A&O Shearman has notable lawyers in its banking and finance, capital markets and corporate practices. The firm has especially outstanding capabilities in handling complex payments law matters, and in transactional and capital markets work involving FinTech clients.

  2. 1
    Latham & Watkins
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years Ranked

    Latham & Watkins offers a broad FinTech offering to major clients. The team advises across a range of key areas, including regulatory matters concerning crypto-assets, cybersecurity issues and digital banking.

  3. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
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    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years Ranked

    Skadden's London-based FinTech group is experienced in representing notable financial institutions, investors and innovative FinTechs in investment deals, joint ventures and M&A transactions. It frequently handles cross-border matters, with clients benefiting from the firm's multi-jurisdictional footprint.

  4. Linklaters
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. CMS
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    CMS
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

    CMS handles matters relating to cloud computing and other online platforms and applications, and also advises clients on the use of crypto-assets. The firm also has established expertise in crowdfunding and assists with corporate transactional mandates.

  2. Goodwin
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    Goodwin
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

    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.

  3. 2
    Hogan Lovells
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

    Hogan Lovells has an extremely strong reputation in the UK market. The firm advises clients on regulatory matters concerning AML, banking and payments, including Consumer Duty Principle compliance. Its clients include e-money businesses, banks, retailers and remittance providers.

  4. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe brings significant venture capital expertise to FinTech-related transactions. The team regularly acts on major cross-border deals and funding rounds.

  5. Clifford Chance LLP
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 2
  6. Norton Rose Fulbright
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 2
  7. Slaughter and May
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Ashurst
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    Ashurst
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Ashurst advises global financial institutions and FinTech startup businesses. The firm brings a multidisciplinary approach to the sector and also runs its FinTech Legal Labs accelerator scheme, which is designed to bring together FinTech businesses, investors and other market participants.

  2. 3
    Cooley LLP
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Cooley handles a broad range of regulatory, compliance, litigation and transactional matters regarding cyber, data and privacy issues. The team regularly advises established and emerging FinTechs.

  3. 3
    Fox Williams LLP
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Fox Williams is a boutique firm with a strong focus on financial services, the technology sector and FinTech work. Its financial services regulatory lawyers advise FinTech clients and incumbent financial institutions.

  4. Browne Jacobson LLP
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 3
  5. DLA Piper LLP
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 3
  6. Freshfields
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 3
  7. Herbert Smith Freehills
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 3
  8. Taylor Wessing LLP
    FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
    2025 | Band 3