England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Simmons & Simmons
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Simmons & Simmons' wide-ranging fintech practice encompasses expertise in payments, open banking, distributed ledger technology and digital banking. The team is also equipped to advise on insurtech, digital lending and decentralised finance. The ‘commercial, responsive and thoughtful’ Angus McLean heads up the practice; noted for his track record of guiding fintech and institutional clients through transactions with a strong intellectual property element. George Morris is singled out for his knowledge of cryptoassets and blockchain, while Oliver Irons - who heads up the firm’s international payments practice - has a notable focus on innovative payment solutions. Rosali Pretorius is increasingly active on instructions concerning the impact of digitalised client service offerings. Crypto, fintech and banking disputes are all frequently handled by Douglas Robinson. Gordon Ritchie and Sophie Sheldon are further names to note.
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Testimonials
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‘Angus McLean - stand out focus on fintech and client development.’
‘Angus McLean is excellent - he was commercial, responsive and thoughtful in his approach. We would highly recommend him.'
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Key clients
- Bank of London and Middle East
- LAMX
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Work highlights
- Assisting BLME in setting up a new digital bank, called “nomo”, offering several sharia compliant banking and wealth products.
- Advising LMAX on issues including plans to expand its business across Europe, the US and Singapore and to extend its product offering to add listed FX and crypto derivatives.
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