DLA Piper’s London fintech department receives plaudits for being ‘skilled at engaging with both a technical and non-technical audience’. Comprising more than 40 lawyers, the practice operates as part of a global fintech group across multiple disciplines, including corporate, regulatory, IP, and tax, and is frequently engaged by a wide range of clients across financial services and technology, including challenger banks, payment providers, insurtechs, trading platforms, and private capital investors. Chair of the firm’s fintech group, Anthony Day advises banks, insurtechs, and capital markets firms on complex technology and regulatory projects. Sophie Lessar brings expertise on payment services and virtual assets. Luca Gori handles fintech and insurtech-related transactions, particularly for venture capital and private equity houses.
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‘The team has a deep expertise when it comes to compliance and regulation. They also have diversity in thought and background that enables them to provide helpful perspectives across different regions as well as corporate use cases. They have many former public sector officials and regulators as well which adds a great dimension to the advice they provide. We work with them as a not-for-profit and I am always impressed by how much they give back to cross-industry efforts on a pro bono basis.’
‘We work closely with Anthony Day, Vincent Keaveny, Sophie Lessar, and Adrianus Schoorl. All are completely stand-out individuals who provide genuinely expert opinions. They are skilled in engaging with both a technical and non-technical audience. I was particularly impressed with the comprehensive history they have in helping to develop regulatory frameworks through the years around the world. ’
Key clients
- First Rand Bank Limited
Lawyers
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Practice head
Anthony Day
Other key lawyers
Sophie Lessar, Luca Gori