Gowling WLG’s fintech practice advises clients from early-stage startups to listed funds on venture capital, debt and equity investments, intellectual property, platform structuring, smart contracts, and financial services regulation. The firm’s blockchain group advises on token offerings, digital wallets, and distributed ledger applications. The team handles IPOs, M&A, and restructurings for clients including VC firms, BNPL companies, e-commerce and payments firms, and financial institutions. Sushil Kuner, head of UK fintech, leads the firm’s fintech accelerator and advises on regulatory issues including payments, cryptoassets, AI in financial services, and perimeter guidance, ‘backed up by extensive experience working at the enforcement division of the FCA’. David Brennan, co-chair of the global tech group, focuses on M&A, IPOs, and fundraising, and coordinates cross-border advice for global fintechs. Rebecca Burford, head of UK tech venture capital, advises fintech clients on early and growth-stage funding rounds.
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Testimonials
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‘Gowling provides the benefit of extensive experience in financial regulation, without charging Magic Circle rates. They are well-positioned to assist firms at the cutting edge of fintech.’
‘Sushil Kuner is an impressive individual. She is naturally intelligent and has commercial acumen, backed up by extensive experience working at the enforcement division of the FCA.’
Key clients
- Molten Ventures plc
- Tide
- Outward Capital
Work highlights
Advised Molten Ventures plc on the all-share acquisition of Forward Partners, which successfully completed in March 2024.
Practice head
Davey Brennan, Sushil Kuner, Rebecca Burford