Dr Nick Wittek > Jones Day > Frankfurt, Germany > Lawyer Profile

With particular strengths in the Fintech sector, Jones Day is predestined to advise on matters related to distributed ledger technologies. This includes, for instance, advice to financial institutions on setting up tokenisation platforms and implementing blockchain-based interest rate derivatives. Fintech expert Nick Wittek is frequently in charge and one of the key contacts; as is practice head Ulf Kreppel, who focuses on securitisation transactions across various asset classes.

Jones Day is well versed in topics pertaining to cryptocurrencies, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain, this expertise is frequently called upon by financial institutions in the context of implementing innovative business models as well as matters pertaining to DLT-based platforms; as was recently demonstarted in the assistance with setting up various tokenisation platforms. Other clients include fintech companies, which the team assists with crypto broker licensing procedures. Practice heads Ivo Poslushny (private equity transactions and venture capital financing rounds) and Nick Wittek (blockchain, cryptocurrencies, financial market infrastructure) are the key contacts.