Praised for its ‘great quality advice’, Taylor Wessing LLP's expertise covers platforms, cryptoassets and governance, among other matters. VC investment specialist Howard Palmer and UK head of regulatory Charlotte Hill jointly oversee the team. Hill, in particular, regularly works with financial services institutions navigating EU directives and regulations, as well as UK financial services regulations. Clare Reynolds is geared to advise on the regulatory aspects of payments, e-commerce, and technology outsourcing.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Great quality advice and very nice people to work with.’

  • 'Very pleased with their services.’

Key clients

  • Celsuius Network Limited
  • CS Global Energy
  • Portage Ventures and Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
  • SIG Technology

Work highlights

  • Acted in Celsius Network LLC v (1) Unslashed UK Limited; (2) Marouane Mohammed Hajji; and (3) Persons Unknown, being the persons or companies operating under the aliases 'Skypal', 'TCGB18', 'Phubu' and 'Sierrafoxnovember'.  This is the first injunction of its kind against software developers in the decentralised cryptocurrency space.
  • Acted for the buyer, CS Global Energy, in the pre-pack sale of the business of Lake Parime, which facilitates bitcoin mining through the supply of mining infrastructure in projects in NZ and Ohio, and with subsidiaries in the US and Canada.
  • Advised client Portage and Fidelity International Strategic Ventures (FISV) co-lead investors in a £25m Series A fundraising into ZILO Technology, a UK-based FinTech specialising in global asset and wealth management software.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Howard Palmer, Charlotte Hill

Other key lawyers

Charlotte Witherington, Laurence Lieberman, Clare Reynolds, Edward Chapman, Mila Pencheva