England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Addleshaw Goddard
Litigation, M&A, outsourcings, and complex financings stand out as recent areas of activity for Addleshaw Goddard. The practice is a key destination for fintechs, major UK clearing banks and PE houses. Elvan Hussein – praised for her ability to ‘cut through complexities with clarity’ – head up the the fintech group. William James has a proven track record in large-scale payment processing mandates and technology outsourcing work. David Anderson is well versed in corporate transactions in the fintech space, while fintech disputes team head James Herring frequently handles finance litigation for payment institutions and fintech organisations. Zoe Connor is an authority on funds finance products, while Jack Houselander is well placed to advise payments clients on issues such as commercial contracts and product development issues.
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Testimonials
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‘The AG team brings a high degree of precision and clarity to the work we instruct it to assist with.'
‘Elvan Hussein is fiercely articulate and cuts through the complexities with clarity.'
'Fantastic industry insights. A great cross-specialism payments team that is very joined up in their approach.'
'Rebecca Hickman - very proactive, provides very pragmatic and commercial advice that is constructive and always provides a clear summary of the risks and potential ways forward. A real passion for the payments industry, which helps provide clients with useful commercial insights.'
'A perfect partner for an early stage client. Quickly understood our needs, priorities and financial imperatives and translated this into commercially minded, practical, streamlined advice. Clearly knowledgeable and experienced in the sector, they were able to guide us through the process with little fuss to a high quality outcome.'
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Elvan Hussein