Back to rankings
England - London • Corporate and commercial
5

Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP logo

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP

More information
Noted for their fintech expertise, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP’s workload covers payment service providers, fintech providers, crypto asset and blockchain applications, leveraging its transatlantic capabilities to support UK, European, and US clients. The team is headed by Dan Jones, who guides global banks, asset managers, and crypto firms through the full regulatory lifecycle, from licensing to compliance, product structuring, M&A due diligence, and regulatory investigations.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Our external regulatory legal counsel has been a valuable partner, consistently providing timely, thoughtful, and practical advice. Their responsiveness and deep understanding of the regulatory landscape have been instrumental in helping us navigate complex issues efficiently. We greatly appreciate their collaborative approach and the clarity they bring to each matter.'

  • ‘In-depth knowledge of the UK regulatory landscape.’

  • ‘Very easy to work with. Super helpful and practical.’

  • ‘Our firm has been working closely with the regulatory team at Orrick. We are particularly pleased to highlight our experience with Dan Jones, partner and Guy Stevenson. They work as a very effective team with different set of strengths.’

  • ‘The team is responsive and diligent in following up on advice in new areas of regulation. We often have unusual questions that are very specific to our firm's setup. This means Dan Jones and Guy Stevenson who are our main contacts need to reconsider the standard advice in terms of our UK and international set up while coordinating and interpreting the input the comes from other regulatory jurisdictions.'

Key clients

  • Wirex Limited
  • Deel Inc.
  • Ego Death Capital
  • FastSpring
  • Finteknology Ltd (trading as OFP)
  • Vitesse PSP Limited
  • Gemba Finance
  • Griffin Bank (previously Griffin Financial Technologies Ltd.)
  • Lightfury Games Studio
  • Massa Partners Inc.
  • Marriott Inc.
  • Onafriq (previously MFS Africa Ltd.)

Work highlights

Advising payments company, Vitesse PSP Ltd, on regulatory processes associated with its latest round of investment alongside ongoing strategic regulatory analysis.
Acting as ongoing regulatory counsel e-money, crypto-asset crossover business, Wirex Limited. Responding to regulatory challenges and providing forward-looking strategic regulatory analysis.
Providing ongoing analysis concerning the regulatory regimes applicable to PNC Bank’s European business.

Practice head

Dan Jones

Other key lawyers

Guy Stevenson