Norton Rose Fulbright is a go-to firm for regulatory and compliance matters in the fintech sector, including advice on cryptocurrency, payment systems and smart contracts. Co-head of the financial services practice in Australia, James Morris has significant experience in debt capital markets, structured finance and receivables financing, and provides regulatory and licensing advice to financial services clients. Ray Giblett, fellow co-head of the financial services group, jointly oversees the fintech practice with Peter Mulligan, who is particularly active in fintech transactions. Vittorio Casamento stands out for his expertise in the regulation of OTC derivatives, while Rajaee Rouhan focuses on regulatory inquiries, investigations and compliance. Helen Taylor is noted for her work on regulatory inquiries, remediation programmes and transformation projects in financial services. Shen Low assists commercial and investment banks on structuring and regulatory requirements, including licensing, consumer credit law and payment systems regulation.
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‘The team is well versed in advising foreign financial services providers who wish to conduct regulated activities in Australia. There are specialised units covering a wide range, from the application for licensing exemption with the ASIC, to the provision of practical advisory services to support business growth. ’
‘The team works efficiently and provides prompt and practical work that can be easily understood and applied. ’
‘Helen Taylor is a pleasure to work with. She takes time to really understand our business and the solutions we need and ensures that we obtain the necessary specialist advice while also deeply understanding how it impacts our business.’
‘In our experience with NRF, the key strengths are: flexibility with pricing and providing competitive quotes to accommodate our internal constraints; willingness to have informal conversations about transactions ahead of formal engagement; deal structuring and term sheet support, particularly for more complex transactions; accessibility to partners.'
‘James Morris has been incredibly available and open to support our transactions. His experience in this space has been clear to see and invaluable to us as we look to grow and enter into more complex structures.’
‘Always willing to work with the client in times of need. Flexible and accommodating.’
Key clients
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- ING Bank (Australia) Limited
- AMP Limited
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- HSBC
- QBE
- ANZ Banking Group
- Ausbil
- Australian Ethical
- IOOF
- Qantas
- Honey Insurance
Work highlights
Acted for Square Trade Australia in relation to the Australian aspects of its acquisition of Kingfisher, a privately held company that optimises the life cycle of smart devices to enhance offerings for the mobile industry.
Advised Hollard Insurance on the development and implementation of a comprehensive security schedule and vendor risk framework to meet APRA’s CPS 230 and CPS 234 requirements
Advising ING in relation to the scope of licensing authorisations in their Australian Financial Services Licence for purposes of derivatives trading.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Leading associates
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Shen Low
Practice head
James Morris; Ray Giblett; Peter Mulligan
Other key lawyers
Vittorio Casamento; Rajaee Rouhani; Helen Taylor; Shen Low