Ben Player > Osborne Clarke LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Described as a firm that ‘genuinely understand how to work with early stage businesses‘, Osborne Clarke LLP assists clients ranging from small innovators to multinational corporations on a range of regulatory and transactional mandates.  The broad-based fintech practice, which has seen an increase in instructions in relation to buy-now-pay-later matters, is additionally well equipped to handle cryptoassets disputes and tech procurement mandates. Regulated lending specialist Nikki Worden – who co-heads the fintech practice – is praised for her ability to ‘balance technical know-how with an understanding of how things need to get done.’ Fellow co-chair Mark Wesker advises on takeovers, IPOs and fundraising deals, while international payments practice head Paul Anning is particularly active in the US payments market. Rachel Couter excels in financial services regulatory investigations, while Tom Try specialises in corporate transactions. Receivables financing expert James Tarleton, regulatory specialist Paul Harris and the ‘highly responsive’ Ben Player are also recommended.