England - London • Corporate and commercial
gunnercooke LLP
gunnercooke LLP further bolstered its standout expertise in cryptoassets with the arrival of Gareth Malna from Stephenson Law in March 2023, who handles regulatory matters concerning asset management, payment services and electronic money. Other key contacts in the group include James Burnie, who navigates on all aspects of EU and UK financial regulation ‘with great skill and knowledge’, and Edward Black.
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‘The practice contains talented individuals across many different disciplines. They have provided us with access to the right expertise as and when we need it. We find that our engagements with them to be collaborative and always helpful.’
‘Very experienced and approachable individuals.’
‘James Burnie has been invaluable to our journey as a start-up business in the digital asset space. James has helped us navigate this constantly evolving landscape with great skill and knowledge. James takes a pragmatic approach to problems, and understands the requirements of our business.’
Key clients
- Financial Services Commission of the Government of Mauritius
- Elliptic
- Ziglu Limited
- Copper
- Coinpass
- Helford Capital Partners
- Attestant
- Zai Technologies Limited
- Fiat Republic
- Old Street Digital
- Oneify
- Cavenwell
- Outlier Ventures incubator
- Swapsicle
- Nettle Group
- Plum Fintech Limited
- Leeds Building Society
Work highlights
- Drafting the rules and guidance for the Mauritius cryptoassets framework, working closely alongside the Mauritius FSC.
- Advising on setting up a new investment platform for new types of investment, ranging from new types of fund (including tokenised funds) to dinosaur fossils and rare wines.
- Assisting Swapsicle set up a DEX, a new type of exchange applying DeFi principles to trading.