Gibson Dunn

Well hedged across advisory, transactional and contentious work, in spite of a relatively quiet market Gibson Dunn has performed well for its core client base of international investment banks and asset managers. Recognised as a destination practice for complex mandates, the team, under the leadership of the ‘outstanding’ William Hallat, has also successfully moved with the market and assisted numerous large crypto entities navigate the ever evolving regulations in the fintech space. The firm’s fintech work mirrors its more traditional financial services regulatory expertise, combining enforcement/investigation expertise with advisory prowess, including for crypto exchanges and payment tech companies. Emily Rumble also has excellent traction among crypto exchanges (in terms of investigations and licensing/compliance), work which she combines with her bank-side client base that continues to generate a large amount of instructions, including in the context of culture, conduct and governance.