Described as ‘excellent partners for digital and fintech business models’, Burges Salmon LLP’s offering covers day-to-day regulatory advice, payments expertise, platform launches and crypto asset product development advice. Martin Cook, who divides his time between London and Bristol, heads up the practice. Cook counts product development, regulatory strategy and risk management among his practice strengths. Anna Davis is well-placed to assist fintech platforms with issues such as regulatory strategy and Consumer Duty implementations.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Burges Salmon are excellent partners when it comes to digital and fintech business models, having served us from a data protection, regulation and even litigation perspective. Strong network internally with senior experts in all relevant fields.’

  • ‘Martin Cook is an excellent partner for any fintech to work with. Thoughtful, reliable and quick he is the partner of choice for us and we would recommend anyone to work with him.’

  • ‘Excellent team providing top class legal input and cutting edge insights to our company.’

  • ‘All have been great but particularly Anna Davis.’

  • ‘Martin and the team at Burges Salmon LLP provide an exceptional service covering a very wide range of legal advice.’

  • ‘No project is too big or small, offering objective and constructive guidance and support, often at very short notice, and always delivering timely and to a high quality.’

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Key clients

  • Prosper
  • Seccl Custody Limited
  • Zego (Extracover Limited)

Work highlights

  • Advised the wealth management platform, Prosper, on a range of matters in connection with its platform launch including advice on its regulatory strategy and compliance, tax and key legal agreements.
  • Advised Seccl, an embedded investment platform, with its Consumer Duty implementation project, including a rewrite of its client terms and conditions.
  • Advising Zego, the first UK insurtech to reach unicorn status, on a range of day-to-day legal and regulatory issues including client money and risk transfer advice in relation to a motor insurance product.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Martin Cook

Other key lawyers

Alex Lloyd, James Barrett, Anna Davis, Brandon Wong