England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Slaughter and May
Working with established fintech players and new disruptors alike, a number of neobanks, insuretechs, payment service providers, financial regulatory bodies, and financial data companies engage Slaughter and May for assistance with various strategically important projects. Rob Sumroy - co-head of the practice - manages a varied workload which includes good governance and compliance-related advice for fast-scaling fintechs. Fellow co-head James Cook is equipped to advise across a wide range of corporate matters, from business establishment to listings, while UK payments and e-money expert David Shone rounds out the leadership team. Regulatory expert Jan Putnis‘ contentious and non-contentious capabilities are called upon by heavyweights in the space, while Tim Fosh is noted for his expertise in transactional structuring and the UK bank ring-fencing regime.
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Key clients
- Wise
- Stripe
- Checkout.com
- Revolut
- Monzo
- OakNorth
- DoJo Paymentsense
- Jeeves
- Credit Karma
- Zodia
- Klarna
- PrimaryBid
- TrueLayer
- Alpha FX
- Y Tree Limited
- Aztec Protocol
- Bud Financial
- TreasurySpring
- FNZ
- Novus
- Uncapped
- By Miles
- Saltpay (now Teya)
- Coinbase
- Zopa
- As investors in fintech:
- SC Ventures
- SoftBank Vision Fund
- Ripplewood
- Farallon
- Euroclear
- abrdn
- Omers Ventures
- Balderton Capital
- Cocoa Y
- Silicon Valley Bank (now HSBC Innovation Banking)
Work highlights
- Advised Wise on a range of legal and regulatory assignments this year, including the launch of its investment product in the UK and Europe and governance-related matters.
- Advised TreasurySpring on the establishment as well as contractual arrangements in relation to its treasury investment platform.
- Advised Klarna on a range of legal and regulatory assignments as it pursues its strategic expansion in the UK.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rob Sumroy, James Cook, David Shone