Sam Tyfield > Shoosmiths LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Shoosmiths LLP Offices

No 1 Bow Churchyard
LONDON
EC4 9DQ
England
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Sam Tyfield

Work Department
Corporate, Partner
Position
I am a corporate M&A lawyer with significant experience in the financial services sector.
I have been Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of a high frequency trading firm.
My practice involves advising clients in the trading industry (exchange-listed and over-the-counter), particularly those which trade algorithmically, in all aspects of their businesses.
I have considerable experience in financial services regulation. I assisted the EU legislature in drafting parts of the current EU-wide financial services rules and regulations as well as responding to numerous consultations on other aspects of those rules and regulations with non-legal industry working groups and associations.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
Praised for its understanding of the ‘nuances and context of the fintech ecosystem’, Shoosmiths LLP is geared to handle an array of projects and deals, covering payments, open banking, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. Leadership duties are divided between Prakash Kerai, described by one client as being ‘at the centre of the fintech universe’, and Luke Stubbs in Manchester, whose outsourcing expertise is relied upon by both customers and suppliers in the fintech space. Sam Tyfield is equipped to advise on the offering, broking and trading of cryptocurrencies.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
With experience in cryptocurrency, data, and digital assets disputes, Shoosmiths LLP is knowledgeable of data center matters, data protection, as well as outsourcing arrangements. Prakash Kerai leads the practice and counts technology businesses, scale-ups, and start-ups on his client roster. Sam Tyfield is often engaged in cryptocurrency matters, while Steve Barnett specialises in venture capital. Hannah Field is well-versed in commercial, confidentiality, and shareholder disputes, while Liam Phillips is knowledgeable of data center matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech: corporate and commercial London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- IT and telecoms London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Health and safety
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Costs lawyers
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Transport > Rail
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail