Linklaters LLP advises on a broad range of complex fintech regulatory matters and is particularly of note regarding payments, digital assets and financial services regulation. Julian Cunningham-Day, Harry Eddis, Fionnghuala Griggs and Richard Hay lead the team: Cunningham-Day assists financial institutions, corporates, and fintechs in navigating financial services and digital transformation regulation; Eddis is an expert in payment services, e-money, crypto assets, and tokenisation regulation; Griggs offers corporate and commercial expertise; and Hay advises financial infrastructure and payments providers on market infrastructure, product, and digitalisation regulation. Michael Voisin is a further expert in the digitalisation of financial market infrastructure and decentralised finance regulation. Sam Quicke supports on stablecoin-related arrangements, cryptoasset lending structures, and payment platform matters.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Key clients
- UK Finance
- World Gold Council
- Galaxy Digital
- OTCDerivNet
Work highlights
Advised UK Finance on its GBTD project pilot phase.
Advised the World Gold Council on the Wholesale Gold initiative, a project to create a blockchain wholesale digital ecosystem for the Loco London gold market.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Richard Hay
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Sam Quicke
Practice head
Julian Cunningham-Day; Harry Eddis; Fionnghuala Griggs; Richard Hay
Other key lawyers
Michael Voisin; Sam Quicke