Latham & Watkins LLP

With extensive experience in dealing with regulators, the global fintech capabilities of Latham & Watkins LLP span digital assets, blockchain, and payment technology matters. Led by New York-based partners Stephen Wink and Yvette Valdez, the team is well-equipped to advise fintech market participants, from startups to established financial institutions. Valdez is experienced in advising clients on regulatory and compliance matters within the crypto derivatives market, while Wink represents a wide array of clients across the digital assets and Web3 space, including crypto exchanges and DAOs, earning recognition as a ‘legendary securities law practitioner’. In Washington DC, Barrie VanBrackle  focuses on payment technology and consumer financial services compliance, while Mitchell Rabinowitz is a leading lawyer in financial services market infrastructure consortia. In Los Angeles, Ghaith Mahmood advises on digital assets, with particular expertise in NFT technologies, guiding clients on all aspects of intellectual property and technology transactions, including developing, licensing, and commercializing IP assets, as well as advising on strategic transactions.