Praised for its 'deep understanding' of the ‘legal and regulatory framework’, Cooley (UK) LLP’s team is well-placed to handle a range of AI, data protection and cybersecurity issues for fintechs. Guadalupe Sampedro co-heads the practice and excels in mandates that fall at the nexus between cybersecurity and fintech. Chris Coulter‘s practice extends to digitalisation projects and IP transactions. Private equity and sovereign wealth funds, venture capital firms and payment service providers turn to Yulia Makarova for regulatory assistance.
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Testimonials
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‘ The Cooley team combines a deep understanding of the financial product itself, the commercial environment and drivers, and the detailed legal and regulatory framework with the skill and experience to provide high quality, actionable and practical advice.’
‘Yulia Makarova is a highly competent and client-focussed lawyer. She combines a strong technical grasp of the legal and regulatory environment with the ability to understand both the financial products and the commercial objectives. She provides excellent client service and strong, actionable and practical advice.
- 'John Clark's background in the markets as an ex-banker and trader are invaluable. He speaks our language, understands exactly what we are trying to do and where the regulatory uncertainty and risk is, and provides excellent, actionable, and practical advice. ’
Key clients
- Accel
- Codat
- Dapple
- eBay Inc
- Elliptic
- Freetrade io
- General Catalyst and Accel
- iProov Limited
- Recharge Inc.
- QED Investors
Work highlights
Cooley is working with Nuvo Prime on a number of their commercial agreements.
Advised IVP as lead investor on the $60 million series B financing of Volt, which was the largest financing of a UK open banking payments company in 2023.
Advised London-based TradingHub, a leading provider of sophisticated risk-based software solutions for financial markets, in connection with its minority investment from global growth investor, Summit Partners.
Lawyers
Practice head
Guadalupe Sampedro; Chris Coulter
Other key lawyers
Yulia Makarova