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Fintech: regulatory

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Paul Hastings LLP

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Able to ‘distil highly technical concepts into understandable advice and find a way forward,’ Paul Hastings LLP’s London-based fintech regulatory practice advises on a broad spectrum of matters, including payments, cryptoassets, distributed ledger technology, and financial services compliance. The group counsels clients on the entire product lifecycle, ranging from product development and licensing to international expansion and acquisition strategy. The team works closely with the firm’s US and Asia offices, frequently assisting international clients with regulatory expansion, and matters concerning PSD2 compliance, AML, and digital market infrastructure developments. Practice leader Arun Srivastava  focuses on crypto and digital assets work. Nina Moffatt co-leads the group and advises on UK and EU regulatory compliance. Bhavesh Panchal focuses on crypto regulation and innovative payment platforms.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘One of the strongest firms in this area, dealing with non-contentious advice for fintechs on regulatory, money laundering and sanctions issues, and guiding firms through the FCA authorisation process.'

  • ‘The team truly understands our business model and the direction of the firm, so they are able to provide innovative solutions and turn around projects on short notice. They are always available when we need them.'

  • ‘Arun, Bhavesh and Nina proactively review changing regulations and industry trends to help us stay in line with industry best practices and regulator expectations. Our business can focus on growth and feel confident that we’ll never miss a statutory amendment that could be either detrimental or beneficial to us. I would trust this team with any sensitive or high-priority matter on everything from preparation to delivery. ’

  • ‘The team stands out for its technical ability when it comes to interpreting and applying new and complex financial regulatory regimes, particularly in the Fintech sector, and being able to provide responses to complex queries confidently and at speed.'

  • 'We find that the Paul Hastings team is well connected both with their US fintech counterparts and with EU counsel. So not only to they have exposure to innovative US clients, but they have the network to manage the entry of those clients into Europe.'
  • 'We find Arun, Nina, and Bhav to be highly collaborative and their willingness to share their knowledge or put you in touch with an important contact second to none.’

Key clients

  • FTX – unsecured creditors’ committee
  • Uphold
  • OKX
  • Ripple
  • Asset Reality
  • Securitize
  • Worldpay & GTCR

Work highlights

Advised GTCR as regulatory counsel in its acquisition of a majority stake in WorldPay from FIS. GTCR will acquire 55% of Worldpay, and FIS will retain the remaining 45%, in a transaction that values the business at $18.5 billion.

Practice head

Arun Srivastava, Nina Moffatt

Other key lawyers

Bhavesh Panchal