The offering at K&L Gates is experienced in assisting its clientele with fintech matters, including advising on corporate transactions, investments, and regulatory compliance. Judith Rinearson heads up the team from the firm’s New York office, alongside San Francisco-based Jeremy McLaughlin, who has expertise in payments, regulatory banking, and consumer finance matters. Washington DC-based practitioner Jennifer Crowder has notable capabilities advising companies, from foreign and domestic start-ups, to publicly traded companies, on e-payments, financial services, and regulatory compliance.
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- Great cross-border knowledge of fintech.
- Judie Rinearson - the wise owl of this sector. Highly approachable too.
Key clients
- Foris Dax, Inc. d/b/a Crypto.com
- Caleb & Brown
- Tabapay, Inc.
- CoinJar
- TalkRemit Ltd.
- Southwest Airlines Co.
- Monogram LLC
- Global Innovations Bank
- First Century Bank, N.A.
- Currencies Direct
- The North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. | Derivatives North America
- IGT Global Solutions Corporation
- Foro
- Metallicus, Inc.
- Balderton Capital
- Immutable Inc.
- Coinflow
- Republic Bank & Trust Company
- Onbe, Inc.
- Coinflip
Work highlights
Advised TabaPay in its potential acquisition of Synapse’s assets in connection with Synapse’s filing of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
Represented Crypto.com on the application and chartering of its digital asset trust company in New Hampshire, Foris DAX Trust Company, LLC d/b/a Crypto.com Custody Trust Company.
Advised Balderton as lead investor in the €60M Series E+ financing of Scalable Capital.
Practice head
Judith Rinearson; Jeremy McLaughlin
Other key lawyers
Michael Hutson; Jennifer Crowder