Trademark Disputes
United Kingdom
29 August 2025
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP's fintech regulatory practice handles compliance, transactional, and commercial matters in financial services and tech. The team covers M&A, debt and equity financings, structured transactions, regulatory compliance, data privacy, and technology outsourcing. Clients include fintech developers, insurtech companies, private equity firms, and financial institutions on digital transformation and cross-border transactions. Recent work focuses on EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) compliance, supporting financial institutions and ICT service providers with implementation and contract design. Steven Lightstone, co-leader of the global fintech industry team, advises on UK and EU financial regulation, with a focus on fintech, blockchain, and payment services, working with a mix of investment banks, asset managers, fintech platforms, and institutional investors. Robert Mailer works with venture capital firms and fund managers investing in fintech and emerging technologies. Mike Pierides, global deputy leader of the technology transactions practice, leads on high-profile outsourcing and digital infrastructure deals.
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Testimonials
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- 'This Morgan Lewis team is not only incredibly intelligent and responsive, but most importantly, this team is the most commercially minded outside counsel I have worked with. They also have a cohesion and continuity that translates to knowing my company (our risk preference and operations) at a level that is exceedingly difficult for outside counsel to attain.'
- 'Each of the attorneys on this team is intelligent, collaborative, and dedicated. They are also extremely hardworking. Very affable and friendly.'
Key clients
- 1991 Ventures
- Allvue Systems LLC
- Arkham Intelligence
- Bullish
- Enfusion Ltd. LLC
- ExtraHop Networks Inc.
- Insurtech Gateway
- Integration Appliance, Inc.
- Kingsbridge Risk Solutions Limited
- NATO Innovation Fund
- NTT Global Networks Incorporated
- OneSpan Inc.
Work highlights
Advised multiple clients on implementation of the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), including strategic advice on compliance implementation, preparation of standard form contractual documentation and negotiation of terms with counterparties.
Advised 1991 Ventures LLP on the formation, launch and first closing of its debut private fund, a sector-agnostic seed venture fund to invest in Ukraine and the broader CEE region with a focus on data, deeptech, govtech, civic tech, cybersecurity, fintech, mobility, and smart city.
Advised Kingsbridge with respect to their IR35 compliance solution, and on the negotiation of software-as-a-service agreements, influencer agreements, introducer agreements, template terms and conditions, and data privacy advice and documentation.
Practice head
Steven Lightstone
Other key lawyers
Robert Mailer, Mike Pierides