Cooley (UK) LLP

Cooley (UK) LLP’s fintech regulatory practice frequently advises digital platforms and financial institutions on complex regulatory and compliance matters, supporting clients across areas including digital assets, blockchain, payments, tokenisation, and market infrastructure. Their regulatory services span authorisations and variations of permission, compliance with UK and EU regimes, and approvals for VC, M&A, and capital markets deals. Guadalupe Sampedro, a partner and former director of privacy at PayPal, leads on regulatory and data privacy issues in fintech and payments. Other key lawyers include technology transactions partner Chris Coulter , who brings over 20 years of experience advising fintechs on commercial and financial regulatory matters.