Bird & Bird LLP
Client SatisfactionBird & Bird LLP boasts regulatory expertise in the payments sector, including advising payment service providers on the continuing implications of Brexit for their business and projects that fall at the cross-section between payments and blockchain. Further key areas of strength include advice on the applicability of relevant regulation to new types of BNPL service structures and the implications of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. Commercial partner Jonathan Emmanuel heads up the practice alongside regulatory experts Gavin Punia and Trystan Tether. Punia frequently brings his expertise to bear when giving regulatory and governance training to multinational payments clients, while Tether has a proven track record of advising on remote banking, electronic money and payment card schemes. Nassos Kalliris frequently helps clients in the payments and the e-money space with their FCA authorisation applications.
Testimonials
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‘I think the quality of the other clients stands out for me. Their client base is extremely broad and covers all payment systems aspects - which gives me the confidence that advice is on point, commercial and industry-specific.’
‘Gavin Punia is incredibly responsive and pulled together some info I needed very quickly.’
‘Always able to support when necessary.’
‘Wealth of knowledge and flexibility, able to grasp the issues and capable of finding solutions.’
Key clients
- Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA)
- Santander
- Mastercard
- Jobandtalent
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonathan Emmanuel, Gavin Punia, Trystan Tether