Led by the 'very experienced and commercial' Kristi Swartz, DLA Piper has an excellent perspective for clients throughout the fintech ecosystem, ensuring that it is well-placed to advise incumbent financial services entities and fintech providers across the spectrum of structuring, licensing and corporate governance issues. Swartz's deep knowledge in the area has also been recognised by clients outside Hong Kong, including the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, which she is working with to establish the Emirate’s virtual asset specific regulatory framework.
Testimonials
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'The collaborative approach of working with clients is greatly appreciated and the team at the firm is remarkable in terms of client servicing and being subject matter experts.’
'The responsive team is eager to understand client's business needs and concerns, and capable of providing feasible solutions to address them.'
Key clients
- NewBX Limited
- Boston Consulting Group International
Work highlights
- Worked with Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority as its exclusive global legal advisor on the creation of the Emirate’s virtual asset specific regulatory framework.
- Representing Hashkey Capital on a bundled application for (i) waiver of the licensing condition that restricts HashKey from servicing retail investors; (ii) a responsible officer licensing application and (iii) sought the SFC’s consent for HashKey to manage the VA Spot ETFs as sub-manager to Bosera.