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Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Exceptional. Forceful and effective. Huge resources to draw on.’
‘Ajay Malhotra is a considered but decisive team leader and fantastic strategist.'
- 'Philip Lis is a new partner who is a brilliant lawyer and runs a team very well.'
- 'John Mathew is a rising star who is thoughtful and effective. ’
‘Highly responsive and collaborative. The team is experienced and well-versed in the fintech space, and provides advice that is practical and commercially minded. HSF also demonstrated inventiveness and flexibility in its ways of working with our in-house team - this enabled HSF to integrate seamlessly with our team to provide convenience and efficiency in our contract review processes. ’
'Always responsive, collaborative and they give practical and commercially minded advice. A pleasure to work alongside, as our business scales.’
'A strong bench who give consistently good advice to us.’
‘An excellent team that provides first-class legal support, both on the contract side and in relation to project management and contract negotiations.’
‘We have worked closely with Adam Dempsey-Doyle over the past year and found him to be a really strong associate - good to work with and took the time to understand our business.'
- 'Nick Pantlin provides excellent partner support when needed, but is excellent at delegating responsibility appropriately to his team.’
Key clients
- Allica Bank
- Zopa
- Enviroconomy Limited
- Fiinu
- Fidel API
- Sabre Payments
- Payhawk
- Wagestream
- CapitalRise
- Carmoola
Work highlights
- Provided strategic counsel to insurtech firm Beat Capital, encompassing a series of IT outsourcing negotiations crucial for the deployment of Beat Capital’s SaaS insurance policy underwriting platform, alongside the integration of associated cloud hosting services.
- Advised HotelBeds on the establishment and expansion of its fintech business, including advising on the implementation of fintech Initiatives, the development of a multi-supplier payment platform and the procurement of essential fintech services.
- Advised Tandem Bank, a prominent challenger bank, on a strategic £20m Tier 2 capital raise.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Nick Pantlin; Caroline Rae; Terence Lau; Alexander Amato-Cravero
Other key lawyers
Barnaby Hinnigan; David Coulling; Marina Reason; Chris Bushell; Ajay Malhotra; Philip Lis; John Mathew; Adam Dempsey-Doyle